Distinct genetic and environmental origins of hierarchical cognitive abilities in adult humans
Summary: Human cognitive abilities ranging from basic perceptions to complex social behaviors exhibit substantial variation in individual differences. These cognitive functions can be categorized into a two-order hierarchy based on the levels of cognitive processes. Second-order cognition including...
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| description | Summary: Human cognitive abilities ranging from basic perceptions to complex social behaviors exhibit substantial variation in individual differences. These cognitive functions can be categorized into a two-order hierarchy based on the levels of cognitive processes. Second-order cognition including metacognition and mentalizing monitors and regulates first-order cognitive processes. These two-order hierarchical cognitive functions exhibit distinct abilities. However, it remains unclear whether individual differences in these cognitive abilities have distinct origins. We employ the classical twin paradigm to compare the genetic and environmental contributions to the two-order cognitive abilities in the same tasks from the same population. The results reveal that individual differences in first-order cognitive abilities were primarily influenced by genetic factors. Conversely, the second-order cognitive abilities have a stronger influence from shared environmental factors. These findings suggest that the abilities of metacognition and mentalizing in adults are profoundly shaped by their environmental experiences and less determined by their biological nature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-40fdf8bd97564d18a5dd341f623a47b42024-04-04T05:04:06ZengElsevierCell Reports2211-12472024-04-01434114060Distinct genetic and environmental origins of hierarchical cognitive abilities in adult humansShaohan Jiang0Fanru Sun1Peijun Yuan2Yi Jiang3Xiaohong Wan4State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning and IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Huangshan University, Huangshan 245041 ChinaState Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning and IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 16 Lincui Road, Beijing 100101, China; Department of Psychology, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 16 Lincui Road, Beijing 100101, China; Department of Psychology, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning and IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Corresponding authorSummary: Human cognitive abilities ranging from basic perceptions to complex social behaviors exhibit substantial variation in individual differences. These cognitive functions can be categorized into a two-order hierarchy based on the levels of cognitive processes. Second-order cognition including metacognition and mentalizing monitors and regulates first-order cognitive processes. These two-order hierarchical cognitive functions exhibit distinct abilities. However, it remains unclear whether individual differences in these cognitive abilities have distinct origins. We employ the classical twin paradigm to compare the genetic and environmental contributions to the two-order cognitive abilities in the same tasks from the same population. The results reveal that individual differences in first-order cognitive abilities were primarily influenced by genetic factors. Conversely, the second-order cognitive abilities have a stronger influence from shared environmental factors. These findings suggest that the abilities of metacognition and mentalizing in adults are profoundly shaped by their environmental experiences and less determined by their biological nature.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124724003887CP: Neuroscience |
| spellingShingle | Shaohan Jiang Fanru Sun Peijun Yuan Yi Jiang Xiaohong Wan Distinct genetic and environmental origins of hierarchical cognitive abilities in adult humans Cell Reports CP: Neuroscience |
| title | Distinct genetic and environmental origins of hierarchical cognitive abilities in adult humans |
| title_full | Distinct genetic and environmental origins of hierarchical cognitive abilities in adult humans |
| title_fullStr | Distinct genetic and environmental origins of hierarchical cognitive abilities in adult humans |
| title_full_unstemmed | Distinct genetic and environmental origins of hierarchical cognitive abilities in adult humans |
| title_short | Distinct genetic and environmental origins of hierarchical cognitive abilities in adult humans |
| title_sort | distinct genetic and environmental origins of hierarchical cognitive abilities in adult humans |
| topic | CP: Neuroscience |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124724003887 |
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