Genome-wide association study of musical beat synchronization demonstrates high polygenicity.
Niarchou M., Gustavson DE., Sathirapongsasuti JF., Anglada-Tort M., Eising E., Bell E., McArthur E., Straub P., 23andMe Research Team None., McAuley JD., Capra JA., Ullén F., Creanza N., Mosing MA., Hinds DA., Davis LK., Jacoby N., Gordon RL.
Moving in synchrony to the beat is a fundamental component of musicality. Here we conducted a genome-wide association study to identify common genetic variants associated with beat synchronization in 606,825 individuals. Beat synchronization exhibited a highly polygenic architecture, with 69 loci reaching genome-wide significance (P