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Carol E. Franz

Researcher at University of California, San Diego

Publications -  270
Citations -  10495

Carol E. Franz is an academic researcher from University of California, San Diego. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Twin study. The author has an hindex of 47, co-authored 227 publications receiving 8686 citations. Previous affiliations of Carol E. Franz include University of California, Davis & University of Southern California.

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Storage and Executive Components of Working Memory: Integrating Cognitive Psychology and Behavior Genetics in the Study of Aging

TL;DR: Research suggesting that new genetic influences come into play if demand continues to increase beyond a certain threshold, a threshold that may change with task difficulty and with age, is discussed.
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Cognition in Middle Adulthood

TL;DR: In this article, a review of behavioral genetic studies of cognitive aging in middle adulthood is presented, focusing first on general cognitive ability and then on specific abilities such as working memory and executive functions.
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Enhancing discovery of genetic variants for PTSD through integration of quantitative phenotypes and trauma exposure information

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TL;DR: In this article, a quantitative approach to PTSD phenotype measurement and incorporation of lifetime trauma exposure (LTE) information could enhance the discovery power of PTSD genome-wide association studies (GWAS).
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Effects of social contact and zygosity on 21-y weight change in male twins

TL;DR: Frequency of social contact significantly predicted twin pair similarity in BMI and weight change over 21 y, independent of zygosity and other shared environmental influences.