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Dr Elsje van Bergen @drelsje.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Looking forward to #SSSR2026! Alexandra Starr, @madeliefkuijper.bsky.social, @josefina-bernardo.bsky.social, Britt Min and I present work on literacy/numeracy genetics, ADHD–reading links, intergenerational transmission, and online assessment. I’ll also give the Mid-Career Award plenary on Friday.

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Dr Elsje van Bergen @drelsje.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

🧩Learning to talk & read isn’t just about effort or teaching—it’s shaped by biology, experience & context 🧠Our new review links genetics, neuroscience, psychology & education to show why some children find language or reading easier. 📖 doi.org/10.31234/osf... 🖼️genes→brain→cognition→behaviour 🧵👇

Figure 2 in the review: Levels of analysis from genes and brain systems to cognition and behaviour.
The child both influences and is influenced by parents through genetically shaped interactions, and by the wider school and social environment.
Figure design by Neil Usher.
Figure from this review paper: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/w23yz_v1

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Dr Elsje van Bergen @drelsje.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Most scientists working with genetic data access neatly prepared N=1000s. But behind every datapoint, there’s a journey. This DNA kit traveled across Europe via my PhD students @magdamatetovici.bsky.social & @madeliefkuijper.bsky.social —before my 6yo bravely tried to fill it with spit

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Madelief Kuijper @madeliefkuijper.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Just back from a lovely research trip to the University of Oslo! Big thanks to the CREATE Center. I shared our research plans in a seminar and took a course on SEM using lavaan & Mplus. Grateful for the insights, the people, and the sunshine Oslo treated us to! ☀️

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