Drayna says the GNPTAB gene is present in all higher-order animals and contributes to humans' unique ability to communicate.

VOA: standard.2010.02.11

Autism spectrum disorder is a complex neurological disorder that affects a person's ability to communicate and interact with others.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

"So when you destroy an individual's ability to communicate, you have really destroyed one of the most important aspects that we have as a species."

VOA: standard.2010.02.11

What it is, is our ability to communicate so we can form groups in communities and do much larger things than we could ever do as individual organisms."

VOA: standard.2010.02.11