Cognitive Abilities

Genetic associations studied in rapid-naming research (letters)

Rapid automised naming (RAN) of letters asks people to name printed letters as quickly as possible. It is widely used in reading research as a predictor of fluency.

GWAS work has identified variants linked to RAN tasks, with overlap with reading and processing-speed traits.

This result reflects research-level variation in reading-related cognition and is not a reading test.

Education, practice, attention, sleep, and overall cognitive health strongly shape actual RAN performance.

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Sep 23, 2026

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This section explains the population-level genetic research behind this trait. It is not an individual diagnosis or prediction.

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This trait is presented as population-level genetic research rather than an individual Low/High verdict, because the science behind it is either too preliminary, too easily misread as a diagnosis, or too sensitive to responsibly reduce to a single badge.

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Not an individual prediction. This section summarizes population-level genetic research. It is not a personal diagnosis, a screening result, or a claim about you specifically. If this topic is a health, behavioral, or wellbeing concern for you, please talk with a qualified professional rather than relying on this genetic report.

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Scientific Evidence

The following peer-reviewed scientific studies support the genetic associations analyzed in this report.

Genome-wide association scan identifies new variants associated with a cognitive predictor of dyslexia

Evidence

02/11/2019

Transl Psychiatry

Authors: Gialluisi A, Andlauer TFM, Mirza-Schreiber N, Moll K, Becker J, Hoffmann P, Ludwig KU, Czamara D, St Pourcain B, Brandler W, Honbolygó F, Tóth D, Csépe V, Huguet G, Morris AP, Hulslander J, Willcutt EG, DeFries JC, Olson RK, Smith SD, Pennington BF, Vaessen A, Maurer U, Lyytinen H, Peyrard-Janvid M, Leppänen PHT, Brandeis D, Bonte M, Stein JF, Talcott JB, Fauchereau F, Wilcke A, Francks C, Bourgeron T, Monaco AP, Ramus F, Landerl K, Kere J, Scerri TS, Paracchini S, Fisher SE, Schumacher J, Nöthen MM, Müller-Myhsok B, Schulte-Körne G

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