Silvia will be a lecturer at this exciting course at CSHL: The Genetics and Neurobiology of language. This unique new CSHL course will address core questions about the bases and origins of speech and language, through

talks, interactive sessions, keynotes and debates, involving leading experts from a range of disciplines. It will integrate the state-of-the-art from complementary perspectives, including development, cognitive models, neural basis, gene identification, functional genomics, model systems and comparative/evolutionary studies