Article
Heritability of cognitive abilities in adult twins: comparison of Minnesota and Swedish data.
Behavior genetics - 1 Sept 1995
Finkel D, Pedersen N L, McGue M, McClearn G E
Abstract excerpt
Cross-sectional reports suggest heritability of cognitive ability increases throughout adulthood. To investigate this hypothesis, quantitative genetic analyses were conducted on four measures of cognitive ability (verbal, spatial, perceptual speed, memory). Data from Minnesota and Swedish twin st...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Cross-Cultural Comparison
- Humans
- Intelligence
- Middle Aged
- Minnesota
- Phenotype
- Sweden
- Twins, Dizygotic
- Twins, Monozygotic
- Wechsler Scales