The new genetics of intelligence

Plomin, Robert and von Stumm, Sophie (2018) The new genetics of intelligence. Nature Reviews Genetics, 19. pp. 148-159. ISSN 1471-0056

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Abstract

Intelligence — the ability to learn, reason and solve problems — is at the forefront of behavioural genetic research. Intelligence is highly heritable and predicts important educational, occupational and health outcomes better than any other trait. Recent genome-wide association studies have successfully identified inherited genome sequence differences that account for 20% of the 50% heritability of intelligence. These findings open new avenues for research into the causes and consequences of intelligence using genome-wide polygeni

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.nature.com/nrg/
Additional Information:	© 2018 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature
Divisions:	Psychological and Behavioural Science
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology Q Science > QH Natural history > QH426 Genetics
Date Deposited:	12 Feb 2018 14:59
Last Modified:	29 Oct 2025 00:39
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/86751

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