Fredrik Ullén

Factors underlying creativity show distinct genetic architecture and genetic correlations with psychiatric disorders

This study identifies two distinct genetic factors underlying creativity, showing different genetic correlations with education and psychiatric disorders.

The Gender Attractiveness Gap

The paper presents a cross-cultural meta-analysis showing female faces are consistently rated more attractive than male faces, with gender-specific and cultural influences on attractiveness judgments.

Life without sex: Large-scale study links sexlessness to physical, cognitive, and personality traits, socioecological factors, and DNA

The paper investigates factors linked to sexlessness in large populations, finding associations with education, lifestyle, personality, and genetic factors.

Auditory-motor synchronization determines the use of predictions in music perception

The paper investigates how auditory-motor synchronization influences neural tracking of rhythmic and melodic predictions during music listening, finding stronger tracking of rhythmic predictions in individuals with higher synchronization.

Robust inference and widespread genetic correlates from a large-scale genetic association study of human personality

This study identifies 1,257 genetic variants associated with human personality traits using large-scale GWAS and finds widespread genetic correlations with behaviors and life outcomes.

Distinct genetic pathways to music enjoyment

The paper identifies distinct genetic pathways contributing to different aspects of music enjoyment using twin data.

Cortical changes during the learning of sequences of simultaneous finger presses

This study investigates neural changes during the learning of finger press sequences, finding reduced brain activity in secondary motor areas correlates with learning.

Genome-wide association study of musical beat synchronization demonstrates high polygenicity

This study conducts a genome-wide association study to identify genetic variants linked to musical beat synchronization, finding high polygenicity with 69 significant loci and heritability estimates of 13%-16%.

Auditory Steady-State Responses During And After A Stimulus: Cortical Sources, and the Influence of Attention and Musicality

This study examines the differences between ON and OFF auditory steady-state responses (ASSRs), showing they originate from distinct cortical regions and are modulated by attention and musicality.

Attentional Modulation of the Auditory Steady-State Response across the Cortex

This study investigates how selective auditory attention affects the auditory steady-state response (ASSR) across the cortex using MEG, finding attention enhances ASSR power in multiple brain regions.