Cognitive change in older women using a computerised battery: A longitudinal quantitative genetic twin study

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 468-479

  Steves, Claire J ^a   Jackson, Stephen H D ^b   Spector, Tim D ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accelerating change; Aging; Cognition; Heritability; Processing speed; Twin study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAMBRIDGE AUTOMATED NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST BATTERY; COGNITION; COMPUTER; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; RESPONSE TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84889635481     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: 15733297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-013-9612-z     Document Type: Article

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