Genetic and Environmental Influences on Verbal Fluency in Middle Age: A New Framework

Abstract

Neuropsychological measures of verbal fluency are some of the most widely used tests for detecting age-related cognitive decline and dementia. Although substantial evidence suggests that phonemic and semantic fluency measures... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Daniel Gustavson (University of California, San Diego)
  2. Matthew Panizzon (University of California, San Diego)
  3. Jeremy Elman (University of California, San Diego)
  4. Carol Franz (University of California, San Diego)
  5. Chandra Reynolds (University of California Riverside)
  6. Kristen Jacobson (University of Chicago)
  7. Hong Xian (St. Louis University)
  8. Rosemary Toomey (Boston University)
  9. Michael Lyons (Boston University)
  10. William Kremen (University of California, San Diego)

Topic Areas

Aging , Cognition: Education, Intelligence, Memory, Attention , Neuropsychology (e.g. Dyslexia, Handedness, Language)

Session

OS-6C » Adult Development & Aging (13:30 - Friday, 22nd June, Monadnock)

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