Researchers have discovered 69 genetic variants associated with musical beat synchronization, or the ability to move in sync with the beat of music. Beat synchronization exhibited a highly polygenic architecture, with 69 loci reaching genome-wide significance (P < 5 × 10−8) and single-nucleotide-polymorphism-based heritability (on the liability scale) of 13%–16%. The study also discovered beat synchronization shares some of its genetic architecture with other traits, including biological rhythms such as walking, breathing and circadian patterns.Read Long Article
