EPISODE · Jan 1, 2018 · 21 MIN
CARTA: Extraordinary Variations of the Human Mind: Lessons for Anthropogeny: Simon Fisher: Language at the Extremes
from CARTA - Anthropogeny (Audio) · host UCTV: UC San Diego
Simon Fisher gives a fascinating account of how an irregularity in one single base of DNA leads to a rare and severe inherited language deficit, and how this finding helps reveal aspects of the evolutionary history of the human capacity for language. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 32441]
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Simon Fisher gives a fascinating account of how an irregularity in one single base of DNA leads to a rare and severe inherited language deficit, and how this finding helps reveal aspects of the evolutionary history of the human capacity for language. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 32441]
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