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Think You Can Practice Your Way Into Musical Talent? Sadly, Researchers Say No

ISSUES Posted: July 1, 2014 7:03 am

Even after taking practice out of the equation, “over three-quarters of the genetic variance in music accomplishment remained,” they report. This means that the aforementioned “genetically influenced propensities” to practice “are not sufficient to explain all of the genetic influences on accomplishment.”

ISSUES Published: 06.30.14

Read the story in Pacific Standard Published: 06.30.14

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