Genetic and Environmental Influences on Language Ability in Older Adults: Findings from the Older Australian Twins Study
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DOI: 10.1007/s10519-018-9897-z
Abstract: We used a sub-sample from the Older Australian Twins Study to estimate the heritability of performance on three tests of language ability: Boston Naming Test (BNT), Letter/Phonemic Fluency (FAS) and Category/Semantic Fluency (CFT) Tests. After… read more here.
Keywords: twins study; australian twins; language ability; language ... See more keywords
Astronaut twins study spots subtle genetic changes caused by space travel.
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-01149-y
Abstract: Some initial effects of long-term spaceflight ebbed in the months after astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth. Some initial effects of long-term spaceflight ebbed in the months after astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth. read more here.
Keywords: subtle genetic; astronaut twins; spots subtle; twins study ... See more keywords
Heritability of affectionate communication: A twins study
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DOI: 10.1080/03637751.2020.1760327
Abstract: ABSTRACT Using a twin study design, we explored the extent to which affectionate communication is a heritable behavioral trait. Participants (N = 928) were 464 adult twin pairs (229 monozygotic, 235 dizygotic) who provided data on their… read more here.
Keywords: trait; twins study; communication twins; communication ... See more keywords