Very pleased that our work on genomic contributions to infant and toddler vocabulary scores is now available as preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2022.0…. 🧵1/8

We have opened an online condolence book dedicated to sharing memories of Anne Cutler. Please feel free to share your thoughts or stories. You can also add a photograph if you like. mpi.nl/memories-of-an…

For people attending WCPG in Florence in September - Zhiqiang Sha (@zhiqiangsha.bsky.social) will give a talk on the genetics of white matter connectivity in the human brain, including how polygenic scores for various brain disorders/traits relate to connectivity biorxiv.org/content/10.110… ISPG

New! Study of 18 families with loss-of-function or missense variants disrupting the FOXP2 gene confirms links to speech/language impairments, & also suggests increased risk of anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance. Led by MCRI - Translational Centre for Speech Disorders, preprint here: medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

Published today open access in PNASNews, genomic investigations of individual differences in reading- & language-related skills in up to 34,000 people, directly assessed via psychometric tests. An illustration of new avenues opened up by team science. 1/n pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Genome-wide analyses of individual differences in quantitatively assessed reading- and language-related skills in up to 34,000 people. Just published by Eising &al. Barbara Molz Gökberk Alagöz Ellen Verhoef Beate St Pourcain Clyde Francks Simon Fisher. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2….

Our new paper, published today open access in PNASNews, uses neuroimaging genetics in up to 30,000 people from UK Biobank, combined with ancient DNA sequences & comparative genomics, to investigate human brain evolution over a range of timescales. 1/9 pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Thrilled to see my first PhD paper out! 🎉🧠🐒 See details in this beautiful thread from Simon Fisher

Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is often underdiagnosed. A diagnosis can open doors to better understanding of self and linking with others. Learn more about DLD and people with DLD. #DLDday October 14th 2022. Find out more at RADLD.org

What's different about the brains of children and adolescents with language disorder? In our new eLife - the journal paper (out today!), we report that striatal and cortical myelin is reduced in children and adolescents with #DevLangDis Paper: doi.org/10.7554/eLife.… 🧵1/15

Professor Dr Caro Rowland will give her Inaugural Lecture, 'How humans learn language (and why other animals can’t)', this Thursday at 16.00 hrs in the Aula of the Radboud University. Also available via livestream. More info: mpi.nl/events/inaugur…

An international team of scientists, including researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics has for the first time pinpointed a large number of genes that are reliably associated with dyslexia. mpi.nl/news/gene-stud… Simon Fisher 23andMe Research @drmluciano

Out now in Nature Genetics, our study of DNA from 51,800 adults answering "yes" to question "have you been diagnosed with dyslexia?" compared to >1 million who responded "no", led by team of @drmluciano The University of Edinburgh. We found 42 associated genetic loci. nature.com/articles/s4158… 1/n

Discovery of 42 genome-wide significant loci associated with dyslexia. Just published by Doust & al. Gökberk Alagöz Barbara Molz Beate St Pourcain Clyde Francks Simon Fisher. nature.com/articles/s4158…

Host of genes and genetic variants linked to dyslexia identified. theguardian.com/society/2022/o…

🤩 OUT NOW Nature Genetics 📰 Discovery of 42 genome-wide significant loci associated with dyslexia 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 @drmluciano Simon Fisher and colleagues ⬇️ go.nature.com/3yVofXq

Excited to see 🚨my first PhD preprint out 🚨 on disentangling the common genetic architecture of autism symptoms in SPARK for Autism and #SSC! medrxiv.org/content/10.110… @BStPourcain @SFARIorg MaxPlanck-Psycholinguistics @MRC_IEU Donders Institute Key findings highlighted in the thread below 🧵 ⬇️ 1/8

Just out as a preprint! Our @SFARIorg-funded work studying genomic covariance across ASD symptoms shows that the common genetic architecture of ASD is multi-factorial. Kudos to Lucía de Hoyos MaxPlanck-Psycholinguistics MRC IEU ✨SPARK for Autism #SSC Donders Institute tinyurl.com/yppajcxn 🧵⬇️ 1/11

Our International Max Planck Research School is offering two PhD fellowships, funded by Max Planck Society, for innovative research in the language sciences. Includes the theme “Genetic pathways in (a)typical speech/language development”! Apply by 2 Jan '23: mpi.nl/imprs-phd-fell…