Researchers discover a genetic link between people's ability to move to the rhythm of music. Since moving in time to musical rhythm is so effortless, individuals often aren't aware of the meticulous coordination required of our bodies, minds, and brains. “Tapping, clapping, and dancing in sy
The researchers discovered 69 distinct regions on the genome where various genetic alleles in the population are responsible for part of the variation in how well individuals synchronize to a musical rhythm.Since moving in time to musical rhythm is so effortless, individuals often aren’t aware of the meticulous coordination required of our bodies, minds, and brains.
Gordon and her colleagues have uncovered a key finding on the biological foundations of musical rhythm as a result of a recent study conducted by researchers at the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute in partnership with 23andMe, a personal genomics and biotechnology company. The research also discovered that biological rhythms such as walking, breathing, and circadian patterns share part of the same genetic architecture with beat synchronization.
These new findings represent a leap forward for scientific understanding of the links between genomics and musicality.
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