Goal-directed exploration of the environment allows an animal to learn about the relationships between stimuli and how the environment responds to its actions. In this goal-directed phase, animals can flexibly apply learned relationships to other contexts. However, flexibility usually implies […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Out of the four FOXP genes in humans the FOXP2 transcription factor was shown to have an unique role in speech learning and articulation. This function is highly conserved as analogous motor learning functions were identified in songbirds, rodents or […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…