RT Journal Article
T1 Bridging the gap between genes and language deficits in schizophrenia : an oscillopathic approach
A1 Murphy, Elliot
A1 Benítez Burraco, Antonio
AB Schizophrenia is characterized by marked language deficits, but it is not clear how these deficits arise from the alteration of genes related to the disease. The goal of this paper is to aid the bridging of the gap between genes and schizophrenia and, ultimately, give support to the view that the abnormal presentation of language in this condition is heavily rooted in the evolutionary processes that brought about modern language. To that end we will focus on how the schizophrenic brain processes language and, particularly, on its distinctive oscillatory profile during language processing. Additionally, we will show that candidate genes for schizophrenia are overrepresented among the set of genes that are believed to be important for the evolution of the human faculty of language. These genes crucially include (and are related to) genes involved in brain rhythmicity. We will claim that this translational effort and the links we uncover may help develop an understanding of language evolution, along with the etiology of schizophrenia, its clinical/linguistic profile, and its high prevalence among modern populations.  [This Document is Protected by copyright and was first published by Frontiers. All rights reserved. it is reproduced with permission.]
PB Frontiers Media
SN 1662-5161
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/13052
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/13052
LA eng
NO Murphy, E., Benítez Burraco, A.: "Bridging the gap between genes and language deficits in schizophrenia : an oscillopathic approach". Vol. 10, article 422, (2016). DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00422
NO info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/Preparation of this work was supported in part by funds from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (grant numbers FFI-2013-43823-P and FFI2014-61888-EXP to AB) and an Economic and Social Research Council scholarship (number 1474910 to EM).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026