Behavioral genetics Individual differences in<unk>  capacity are to some extent heritable; that is, about half of the variation between individuals is related to differences in their genes. The genetic component of variability of<unk>  capacity is largely shared with that of fluid intelligence. Attempts to identify individual genes Little is known about which genes are related to the functioning of<unk> . Within the theoretical framework of the multi-component model, one candidate gene has been proposed, namely ROBO1 for the hypothetical phonological loop component of<unk> . More recently another gene was found regarding<unk> . Looking at genetically diverse mice, Gpr12 was found in promoting a protein necessary for<unk> . When they took mice that were performing worse on memory tests than their control mouse counterparts and increased their Gpr12 proteins, those mice improved from 50% to 80%. That brought the low performance mice up to level similar to their control counterparts.
Working memory
Memory span
Serial memory processing
Motor planning
Memory
Visual processing
Executive functions
Visuospatial function