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Colloquia Winter 2011 (Stephen Petrill)

January 28, 2011
12:00PM - 1:00PM

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Add to Calendar 2011-01-28 12:00:00 2011-01-28 13:00:00 Colloquia Winter 2011 (Stephen Petrill) Stephen PetrillHuman Development and Family ScienceGenetically sensitive approaches to the study of math and reading cognitionAbstract:There has been a general acceptance of genetic effects on human cognitive development, in concert with the environment. Using both quantitative and molecular genetic designs we examine the relationship between basic measures of math cognition, and their relationship with psychometric math outcomes, as well as their relationship with reading and language.Colloquia Winter 2011 Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences ccbs@osu.edu America/New_York public

Stephen Petrill

Human Development and Family Science

Genetically sensitive approaches to the study of math and reading cognition

Abstract:

There has been a general acceptance of genetic effects on human cognitive development, in concert with the environment. Using both quantitative and molecular genetic designs we examine the relationship between basic measures of math cognition, and their relationship with psychometric math outcomes, as well as their relationship with reading and language.

Colloquia Winter 2011