# Can We Trace Human Communication From Genes to Circuits by Athena Vouloumanos > “Will we ever understand how human communication is built from genes to cells to circuits to behavior?” > **— Athena Vouloumanos**, *2018 Edge Annual Question, question* ## Sources and Context - **Original Edge response:** [The Last Question — Athena Vouloumanos](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27570) — Athena Vouloumanos's question in the 2018 Annual Question collection, posed rather than asserted as a conclusion. The Edge response page is the publication record for this exact question. - **Local archival entry:** [[research/Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation]] (EDGE2018-155). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Article:** [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Neural Interfaces and Continuity Architecture|Neural Interfaces and Continuity Architecture]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Will we ever understand how human communication is built from genes to cells to circuits to behavior?” — Athena Vouloumanos, 2018 Edge Annual Question https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-athena-vouloumanos-we-trace-human-communication-from ```