Genome-wide association study of musical beat synchronization demonstrates high polygenicity - Nature.com

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Niarchou et al. identify 69 genomic loci associated with people’s synchronization to a musical beat. The genetic architecture of beat synchronization was enriched for genes involved in early brain development and lifelong brain function.

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