Publications by authors named "Karl-Oskar Lindgren"
What motivates citizens to run for office? Recent work has shown that early life parental socialization is strongly associated with a desire to run for office. However, parents not only shape their children's political environment, they also pass along their genes to those same children. A growing area of research has shown that individual differences in a wide range of political behaviors and attitudes are linked to genetic differences.
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- Educational attainment is influenced by both social factors and genetics, with genetics accounting for at least 20% of individual differences, according to a new study that analyzed data from nearly 300,000 individuals.* -
- The study identified 74 significant genetic locations tied to years of schooling, particularly in regions that affect fetal brain gene expression, highlighting the impact of genetics on education.* -
- The research suggests that despite education being heavily influenced by environmental factors, genetic variants can provide meaningful insights into related areas like cognition and neuropsychiatric disorders.*