Heritability of neurocognitive functioning in the elderly: evidence from an Italian twin study
Author(s) -
Franco Giubilei,
Emanuela Medda,
Corrado Fagnani,
Valentina Bianchi,
Antonella De Carolis,
Marco Salvetti,
Micaela SepeMonti,
Maria A. Stazi
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afn132
Subject(s) - heritability , twin study , neurocognitive , cognition , verbal fluency test , population , neuropsychology , developmental psychology , memory span , psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , working memory , psychiatry , genetics , environmental health , biology
he genetic and environmental origins of individual differences in specific cognitive abilities in the elderly are poorly understood. One reason is the lack of studies performed in cohorts with normal cognitive functions.
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