Your cognitive skills at age two might predict your ability in adulthood

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Recorded30 May 2025

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We’ve known for some time that the first few years of childhood are critical when it comes to development.But a new study has highlighted just how critical the early years are for cognitive ability.It found cognitive ability at age 29 can be predicted by the genetic and environmental influences on you at age two, and even more so at age seven.Guest/sDr Daniel Gustavson, Assistant Research Professor at the Institute for Behavioural Genetics at the University of Colorado, Boulder ReferencesStability of general cognitive ability from infancy to adulthood: A combined twin and genomic investigation

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