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The shared genetic architecture and evolution of human language and musical rhythm

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Alagöz,  Gökberk
Language and Genetics Department, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society;
International Max Planck Research School for Language Sciences, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society;

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Eising,  Else
Language and Genetics Department, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society;

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Bignardi,  Giacomo
Language and Genetics Department, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society;
Max Planck School of Cognition, Max Planck Schools, Max Planck Society;

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Fisher,  Simon E.
Language and Genetics Department, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society;
Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, External Organizations;

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Alagöz, G., Eising, E., Mekki, Y., Bignardi, G., Fontanillas, P., 23andMe Research Team, et al. (2025). The shared genetic architecture and evolution of human language and musical rhythm. Nature Human Behaviour, 9, 376-390. doi:10.1038/s41562-024-02051-y.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000D-FFBD-0
Abstract
Rhythm and language-related traits are phenotypically correlated, but their genetic overlap is largely unknown. Here, we leveraged two large-scale genome-wide association studies performed to shed light on the shared genetics of rhythm (N=606,825) and dyslexia (N=1,138,870). Our results reveal an intricate shared genetic and neurobiological architecture, and lay groundwork for resolving longstanding debates about the potential co-evolution of human language and musical traits.