Silvia Paracchini
@silparacchini.bsky.social
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Human geneticist interested in cognition, neurodevelopment, dyslexia and handedness. Made in Italy. https://neurogenetics.st-andrews.ac.uk/
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📣 New preprint from the Braga Lab! 📣

The ventral visual stream for reading converges on the transmodal language network

Congrats to Dr. Joe Salvo for this epic set of results

Big Q: What brain systems support the translation of writing to concepts and meaning?

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Dive into BR-UK's latest findings in our October webinar! Introduced by Professor Linda Bauld & facilitated by Professor @susanmichie.bsky.social and Dr @sharoncox.bsky.social. Register for insights and a Q&A via the link below:
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A blue and white slide with the text 'Research Showcase'. Facilitated by Susan Michie, BR-UK Co-Director,  Dr Sharon Cox, BR-UK Deputy Director & EDII Co-Lead, Professor Linda Bauld, BR-UK Co-Director. In this webinar, our research team will present the key findings from our Demonstration Projects. These projects research focused on how we used existing/expanded frameworks and data to generate rapid new findings.
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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This makes me proud to be Italian. Especially proud that many of my friends joined the strike.
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Twenty-four years ago today, our paper “A forkhead-domain gene is mutated in a severe speech and language disorder” was published: www.nature.com/articles/350....
A personal thread about the ups & downs of the journey we took to get to that point....1/n
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Image shows the first two printed pages of the paper “A forkhead-domain gene is mutated in a severe speech and language disorder” by Cecilia Lai and colleagues, published in Nature in 2001 (volume 413, pages 519-523). The abstract reads as follows:
Individuals affected with developmental disorders of speech and language have substantial difficulty acquiring expressive and/or receptive language in the absence of any profound sensory or neurological impairment and despite adequate intelligence and opportunity. Although studies of twins consistently indicate that a significant genetic component is involved, most families segregating speech and language deficits show complex patterns of inheritance, and a gene that predisposes individuals to such disorders has not been identified. We have studied a unique three-generation pedigree, KE, in which a severe speech and language disorder is transmitted as an autosomal-dominant monogenic trait. Our previous work mapped the locus responsible, SPCH1, to a 5.6-cM interval of region 7q31 on chromosome 7. We also identified an unrelated individual, CS, in whom speech and language impairment is associated with a chromosomal translocation involving the SPCH1 interval. Here we show that the gene FOXP2, which encodes a putative transcription factor containing a polyglutamine tract and a forkhead DNA-binding domain, is directly disrupted by the translocation breakpoint in CS. In addition, we identify a point mutation in affected members of the KE family that alters an invariant amino-acid residue in the forkhead domain. Our findings suggest that FOXP2 is involved in the developmental process that culminates in speech and language.
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One of the tons of pictures I took in the exact same spot
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San Gaudenzio dome, the symbol of my hometown Novara captured during yesterday general strike.
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Lift the ban. Drop the charges. Free Palestine
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BREAKING: Over a thousand people gather in Trafalgar Square to oppose genocide and the Palestine Action ban.

Police have already started arresting peaceful protestors under the Terrorism Act for silently holding signs which say "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"
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Posted to her Instagram account on 9/21/2025
Jane Goodall Institute 🇨🇦
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Inherited eye diseases cause early-onset vision loss, yet many cases remain unsolved due to missing heritability. On Oct 29, discover how multi-omics can boost diagnosis and reveal new therapeutic opportunities. www.eshg.org/webinarseries
#MultiOmics #Ophthalmology
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My humble contribution to #birdphotography
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Join a #PredictionModelling presentation with Dr oliverpain.bsky.social (Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellow @kingsioppn.bsky.social ) discussing Polygenic scores and learnings from his work developing the #GenoPred pipeline.

➡️Wed 1 Oct, 3-4pm, Online
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Prediction Modelling presentations: Polygenic Scores in Practice: Standardisation, Missing Variants, and Lessons from GenoPred
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Microsoft revokes cloud services from Israel’s Unit 8200, following +972 exposé

The tech giant blocked access after we revealed the Israeli army had been using its servers to store millions of Palestinians' intercepted phone calls.

Yuval Abraham reports.

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Microsoft revokes cloud services from Israel’s Unit 8200
The tech giant blocked access after we revealed the Israeli army had been using its servers to store millions of Palestinians' intercepted phone calls.
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Italy has condemned the attacks on the #SumudFlotilla and is sending support. I believe this is the result of the collective actions from the Italian people, not least through a general strike. I hope this inspires all of us to continue raising our voices. www.trtworld.com/article/9c6c...
TRT World - Italy sends navy frigate to assist Gaza aid flotilla: defence minister
Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto strongly condemns overnight attack on an international flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza.
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