The new genetics of intelligence

R Plomin, S Von Stumm - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2018 - nature.com
Intelligence—the ability to learn, reason and solve problems—is at the forefront of
behavioural genetic research. Intelligence is highly heritable and predicts important …

Genetics and intelligence differences: five special findings

R Plomin, IJ Deary - Molecular psychiatry, 2015 - nature.com
Intelligence is a core construct in differential psychology and behavioural genetics, and
should be so in cognitive neuroscience. It is one of the best predictors of important life …

Genetic foundations of human intelligence

IJ Deary, W Johnson, LM Houlihan - Human genetics, 2009 - Springer
Individual differences in intelligence (cognitive abilities) are a prominent aspect of human
psychology, and play a substantial role in influencing important life outcomes. Their …

Genome-wide association studies establish that human intelligence is highly heritable and polygenic

G Davies, A Tenesa, A Payton, J Yang, SE Harris… - Molecular …, 2011 - nature.com
General intelligence is an important human quantitative trait that accounts for much of the
variation in diverse cognitive abilities. Individual differences in intelligence are strongly …

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 …

A combined analysis of genetically correlated traits identifies 187 loci and a role for neurogenesis and myelination in intelligence

WD Hill, RE Marioni, O Maghzian, SJ Ritchie… - Molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
Intelligence, or general cognitive function, is phenotypically and genetically correlated with
many traits, including a wide range of physical, and mental health variables. Education is …

Genome-wide association meta-analysis of 78,308 individuals identifies new loci and genes influencing human intelligence

S Sniekers, S Stringer, K Watanabe, PR Jansen… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Intelligence is associated with important economic and health-related life outcomes 1.
Despite intelligence having substantial heritability 2 (0.54) and a confirmed polygenic …

Genetics of intelligence

IJ Deary, FM Spinath, TC Bates - European Journal of Human Genetics, 2006 - nature.com
This article provides an overview of the biometric and molecular genetic studies of human
psychometric intelligence. In the biometric research, special attention is given to the …

Genetics and intelligence: What's new?

R Plomin, SA Petrill - Intelligence, 1997 - Elsevier
Nature as well as nurture contributes to the development of individual differences in
intelligence. Genetic research on intelligence has moved beyond this rudimentary nature …

Intelligence: genetics, genes, and genomics.

R Plomin, FM Spinath - Journal of personality and social …, 2004 - psycnet.apa.org
More is known about the genetics of intelligence than about any other trait, behavioral or
biological, which is selectively reviewed in this article. Two of the most interesting genetic …