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  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Behavioral Genetics

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  • Individual differences in word generation stem from genetic and environmental factors.
  • Semantic verbal fluency (SVF) involves both automatic and controlled cognitive processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To estimate the heritability of semantic verbal fluency (SVF).
  • To investigate the influence of covariates like age, sex, schooling, and time of day on SVF heritability.
  • To examine genetic contributions to different phases of the SVF task.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 1,735 participants from the Brazilian Baependi Heart Study was analyzed.
  • The 60-second SVF task was divided into quartiles to assess distinct cognitive processes.
  • Heritability was calculated using a best-fit model incorporating covariates.

Main Results:

  • Unadjusted heritability for the 60-second SVF measure was 0.32, reducing to 0.21 with covariates.
  • Years of schooling showed the strongest moderating effect.
  • Heritability was highest in the first quartile (0.17) and decreased across subsequent quartiles, with near-zero heritability for production decay (controlled processes).
  • Genetic influence on the initial production (intercept) was 0.18, suggesting genetic control over automatic processes.

Conclusions:

  • Genetic factors contribute to individual variability in semantic verbal fluency.
  • Cognitive processes in SVF, particularly automatic ones, show significant heritability.
  • Findings may inform clinical applications and genome-wide association studies for cognitive traits.