Research
The link between genes and kids’ IQ shifts as they grow up, large study finds
PsyPost · By Eric W. Dolan ·
The Brief
- A study published in Nature Human Behaviour finds that genetic variants associated with children's thinking, learning and problem-solving change in their associations between early childhood and adolescence.
- The research tracked thousands of British children from age 4 to age 16.
- The source reports the findings only in summary, so details such as effect sizes are not available here.
Why it matters
It suggests that genetic links to cognitive ability are not fixed across development, which matters for how researchers interpret genetic studies of intelligence measured at different ages.
Who’s affected
- behavioural geneticists
- developmental psychologists
- educators interested in child cognitive development
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- #intelligence
- #child development
- #cognitive development
- #psychology
The genetic variations that relate to how children think, learn, and solve problems shift in their associations between early childhood and adolescence, according to new research published in Nature Human Behaviour . By tracking thousands of British children from age 4 to age 16…