There is currently published research that shows a potential genetic basis for
a type of semantic processing ("semantic integration") that appears in different
generations of one family. Here is a popular media account:
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-heritable-abnormality-affecting-semantic-cognition.html
The original research was published in the "Proceedings of the Royal Society-B"
and can be accessed here:
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2012/06/19/rspb.2012.0894.full.pdf+html?sid=791c6b7b-a136-4390-a7a2-72ab37b8035d
It will be interesting to see if it replicates.
-Mike Palij
New York University
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