If you can't keep the beat you can partly blame your genes
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Having good rhythm and being able to move in time to the beat is at least in part explained by our genes, according to Australian and international researchers who have identified 69 different genetic variants linked with the ability to keep in time to a beat. Many of the genes were expressed in the brain including some already linked to behaviour, depression, schizophrenia, and developmental delay, which the authors say suggests a biological connection with brain development. The research also showed that musicians tend to have more of these genetic variants suggesting they're important for broader musicality.
Journal/conference: Nature Human Behaviour
Link to research (DOI): 10.1038/s41562-022-01359-x
Organisation/s: The University of Melbourne, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA
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