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Heritability of neurocognitive functioning in the elderly
— evidence from an Italian twin study |
| Author(s) | Franco Giubilei, Emanuela Medda, Corrado Fanani |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 37, no 6, November 2008 |
| Pages | pp 640-646 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oupjournals.org |
| Keywords | Cognitive processes ; Mental ageing ; Biological ageing ; Twins ; Cross sectional surveys ; Italy. |
| Annotation | Specific cognitive abilities were evaluated by a battery of neuropsychological tests in a sample of 93 twin pairs with normal cognitive function born between 1926 and 1940, identified through the Italian Twin Registry (ITR) in 2002 and living in Rome. Heritability estimates of cognitive abilities were moderate to high (range 54%-79%). Relevant environmental factors were those creating within family differences. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081217204 A |
| Classmark | DA: D6: BH: SVR: 3KB: 76V |
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