Genomic prediction of cognitive traits in childhood and adolescence

AG Allegrini, S Selzam, K Rimfeld, S von Stumm… - Molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
Recent advances in genomics are producing powerful DNA predictors of complex traits,
especially cognitive abilities. Here, we leveraged summary statistics from the most recent …

The causal influence of brain size on human intelligence: Evidence from within-family phenotypic associations and GWAS modeling

JJ Lee, M McGue, WG Iacono, AM Michael, CF Chabris - Intelligence, 2019 - Elsevier
There exists a moderate correlation between MRI-measured brain size and the general
factor of IQ performance (g), but the question of whether the association reflects a …

A genome-wide association study for extremely high intelligence

D Zabaneh, E Krapohl, HA Gaspar, C Curtis… - Molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
We used a case–control genome-wide association (GWA) design with cases consisting of
1238 individuals from the top 0.0003 (~ 170 mean IQ) of the population distribution of …

Genetics of cognition: outline of a collaborative twin study

M Wright, E De Geus, J Ando, M Luciano… - Twin Research and …, 2001 - cambridge.org
Amultidisciplinary collaborative study examining cognition in a large sample of twins is
outlined. A common experimental protocol and design is used in The Netherlands, Australia …

Allelic associations between 100 DNA markers and high versus low IQ

R Plomin, GE McClearn, DL Smith, P Skuder, S Vignetti… - Intelligence, 1995 - Elsevier
For DNA markers in or near genes of neurological relevance, allelic frequencies were
compared for groups of White children high and low in IQ in an attempt to identify specific …

A genomewide scan for intelligence identifies quantitative trait loci on 2q and 6p

D Posthuma, M Luciano, EJC de Geus… - The American Journal of …, 2005 - cell.com
Between 40% and 80% of the variation in human intelligence (IQ) is attributable to genetic
factors. Except for many rare mutations resulting in severe cognitive dysfunction, attempts to …

Genetics and intelligence: A review

L Erlenmeyer-Kimling, LF Jarvik - Science, 1963 - science.org
Genetics and Intelligence: A Review Page 1 prevented when actinomycin D was added 4 days
after the addition of T2. (iii) Antibody formation was only partially suppressed when secondary …

Childhood intelligence is heritable, highly polygenic and associated with FNBP1L

B Benyamin, BS Pourcain, OS Davis, G Davies… - Molecular …, 2014 - nature.com
Intelligence in childhood, as measured by psychometric cognitive tests, is a strong predictor
of many important life outcomes, including educational attainment, income, health and …

DNA evidence for strong genetic stability and increasing heritability of intelligence from age 7 to 12

M Trzaskowski, J Yang, PM Visscher, R Plomin - Molecular psychiatry, 2014 - nature.com
Two genetic findings from twin research have far-reaching implications for understanding
individual differences in the development of brain function as indexed by general cognitive …

Genome-wide association meta-analysis in 269,867 individuals identifies new genetic and functional links to intelligence

JE Savage, PR Jansen, S Stringer, K Watanabe… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Intelligence is highly heritable and a major determinant of human health and well-being.
Recent genome-wide meta-analyses have identified 24 genomic loci linked to variation in …