S3E5: Trajectories have variance too!

Trajectory of heritability to the heritability of trajectories?
Measuring growth in skills and abilities over time is practically (maybe literally!) synonymous with developmental science. In this episode, Jess and Sara talk about how static measurements of a skill can have different variance, and different predictors, from growth in that skill. After a general discussion, we dive into how that plays into estimates of heritability, and the difference between the trajectory of heritability and the heritability of trajectories.
Our Response paper: https://psyarxiv.com/qtwhg/
Uchiyama and colleagues “Cultural Evolution of Genetic Heritability” from 2021.  Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Paper mentioned that examined the heritability of general cognitive ability across ages.
Sara’s lab meta-analysis summarizing heritability of reading.
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