Psychogenetics of Human Spatial Abilities
Introduction. This scientific review aims to understand the etiology of human spatial abilities. Spatial thinking is a complex combination of cognitive abilities related to recognizing, transforming, and storing information about objects and predicting the transformation of interactions among them u...
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| author | Залина Р. Тахирова Анастасия В. Казанцева Рената Ф. Еникеева Гаянэ А. Вартанян Елена Л. Солдатова Ирина Ю. Завьялова Артем С. Малых Юлия Д. Давыдова Руслан Р. Валиев Альфия Х. Нургалиева Ярослава А. Хамета Эльза К. Хуснутдинова Сергей Б. Малых |
| author_facet | Залина Р. Тахирова Анастасия В. Казанцева Рената Ф. Еникеева Гаянэ А. Вартанян Елена Л. Солдатова Ирина Ю. Завьялова Артем С. Малых Юлия Д. Давыдова Руслан Р. Валиев Альфия Х. Нургалиева Ярослава А. Хамета Эльза К. Хуснутдинова Сергей Б. Малых |
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| description | Introduction. This scientific review aims to understand the etiology of human spatial abilities. Spatial thinking is a complex combination of cognitive abilities related to recognizing, transforming, and storing information about objects and predicting the transformation of interactions among them under the influence of other factors. In this work we tend to provide the most complete description of spatial abilities as a specific type of mental activity that underlies practical and theoretical problem-solving in the framework of psychology and genetics to emphasize the importance of synthesizing the experimental data and psychological foundations of spatial intelligence.
Theoretical Basis. This review presents the results of genetically informative studies of human spatial abilities. Since the ability to orientate in space is an integral characteristic of all living organisms, spatial abilities are of evolutionary and adaptive importance. In cognitive psychology, spatial skills are understood as the ability to operate with mental spatial images, schemes, and models of reality. Moreover, these abilities vary widely among individuals. The analysis of the etiology of these individual differences showed a significant contribution (69 %) of hereditary factors in the formation of spatial abilities. The results of twin studies indicate the need for searching specific polymorphic variants in genes involved in the development of spatial skills. Large-scale longitudinal studies have shown that spatial abilities are a reliable predictor of individuals’ achievements in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Therefore, studying their molecular-genetic mechanisms merits special attention.
Results and Discussion. Various experimental studies on the psychogenetics of human spatial abilities first reported very interesting findings confirming their hereditary nature. Thus, spatial intelligence is a moderately heritable trait, which development involves a wide range of genetic factors causing the activation of various signaling pathways of the metabolism of the human organism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-636ee3510b534760b83597518983fdad2022-12-21T18:47:05ZengООО "КРЕДО"Российский психологический журнал1812-18532411-57892021-07-01182679310.21702/rpj.2021.2.51103Psychogenetics of Human Spatial AbilitiesЗалина Р. Тахирова0Анастасия В. Казанцева1Рената Ф. Еникеева2Гаянэ А. Вартанян3Елена Л. Солдатова4Ирина Ю. Завьялова5Артем С. Малых6Юлия Д. Давыдова7Руслан Р. Валиев8Альфия Х. Нургалиева9Ярослава А. Хамета10Эльза К. Хуснутдинова11Сергей Б. Малых12Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет, Российская академия образованияУфимский федеральный исследовательский центр Российской академии наукУфимский федеральный исследовательский центр Российской академии наукСанкт-Петербургский государственный университетСанкт-Петербургский государственный университетЮжно-Уральский государственный университет (национальный исследовательский университет)Российская академия образованияУфимский федеральный исследовательский центр Российской академии наукБашкирский государственный университетБашкирский государственный университетБашкирский государственный университетБашкирский государственный университетПсихологический институт Российской академии образованияIntroduction. This scientific review aims to understand the etiology of human spatial abilities. Spatial thinking is a complex combination of cognitive abilities related to recognizing, transforming, and storing information about objects and predicting the transformation of interactions among them under the influence of other factors. In this work we tend to provide the most complete description of spatial abilities as a specific type of mental activity that underlies practical and theoretical problem-solving in the framework of psychology and genetics to emphasize the importance of synthesizing the experimental data and psychological foundations of spatial intelligence. Theoretical Basis. This review presents the results of genetically informative studies of human spatial abilities. Since the ability to orientate in space is an integral characteristic of all living organisms, spatial abilities are of evolutionary and adaptive importance. In cognitive psychology, spatial skills are understood as the ability to operate with mental spatial images, schemes, and models of reality. Moreover, these abilities vary widely among individuals. The analysis of the etiology of these individual differences showed a significant contribution (69 %) of hereditary factors in the formation of spatial abilities. The results of twin studies indicate the need for searching specific polymorphic variants in genes involved in the development of spatial skills. Large-scale longitudinal studies have shown that spatial abilities are a reliable predictor of individuals’ achievements in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Therefore, studying their molecular-genetic mechanisms merits special attention. Results and Discussion. Various experimental studies on the psychogenetics of human spatial abilities first reported very interesting findings confirming their hereditary nature. Thus, spatial intelligence is a moderately heritable trait, which development involves a wide range of genetic factors causing the activation of various signaling pathways of the metabolism of the human organism.https://rpj.ru.com/index.php/rpj/article/view/1043интеллектпространственные способностигенетика поведениякогнитивные признакигенполиморфный вариантиндивидуальные различияпредикторкорреляциянаследуемость |
| spellingShingle | Залина Р. Тахирова Анастасия В. Казанцева Рената Ф. Еникеева Гаянэ А. Вартанян Елена Л. Солдатова Ирина Ю. Завьялова Артем С. Малых Юлия Д. Давыдова Руслан Р. Валиев Альфия Х. Нургалиева Ярослава А. Хамета Эльза К. Хуснутдинова Сергей Б. Малых Psychogenetics of Human Spatial Abilities Российский психологический журнал интеллект пространственные способности генетика поведения когнитивные признаки ген полиморфный вариант индивидуальные различия предиктор корреляция наследуемость |
| title | Psychogenetics of Human Spatial Abilities |
| title_full | Psychogenetics of Human Spatial Abilities |
| title_fullStr | Psychogenetics of Human Spatial Abilities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychogenetics of Human Spatial Abilities |
| title_short | Psychogenetics of Human Spatial Abilities |
| title_sort | psychogenetics of human spatial abilities |
| topic | интеллект пространственные способности генетика поведения когнитивные признаки ген полиморфный вариант индивидуальные различия предиктор корреляция наследуемость |
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