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    Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf 6 Nov 2018
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    Children's drawing ability is more strongly determined by genes than by the family environment or deliberate practice. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0963721418797301 …pic.twitter.com/Va9YkOAwsx

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      2. Justin Owings‏ @justinowings 7 Nov 2018
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        "Rage to master" perfectly captures how my 6 year old daughter goes about drawing. And she is very good. Her wolf—drawn looking at a printed line drawing. So much erasing, so many tears I don't remember raging as a kid but I definitely got the artistic gene. My mom also has it.pic.twitter.com/6A9seg4hLw

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      3. ddsoffice‏ @ddsoffice 7 Nov 2018
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        Aww! Her art looks much like mine at that age but, though perfectionism is a 'thing' for me, no tears, just fun encouraged. Tried to find comparison neuroimaging of 'natural artists' from childhood to adulthood with those who kept at it vs quit prior to synaptic pruning period!

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        Young people self reported artistic talent was used to determine possible indicators of statistical genetic variance in ability. Right ok. " I am so much betterer than timmy, he's a poo poo head" great use of statistics for a pseudo phenotype. I guess I'll have to read it all now

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      1. Ava Fremont‏ @AvaFremont 7 Nov 2018
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        Interesting. Maybe this explains all the artists in my family.

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        @kitcat21 our artistic talent is lacking this year... merry Christmas? Can’t wait to see the finished holiday gifts this year

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      1. Dan Sideen‏ @sideen_dan 7 Nov 2018
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        That needed research?

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      1. Cavy Maintaining Social Distance‏ @_cavy_ 7 Nov 2018
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        Glad I know I was never going to be good at that.

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      1. Osmo Tammisalo‏ @otammisalo 7 Nov 2018
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        My 2,5 year old daughter drew me while I was feeding her. Glasses ok, beard ok, receding hairline not that accurate. Vai olikohan mallina #fingerpori n Heimo Vesa?pic.twitter.com/G7vqLR8jRm

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      2. R Velez‏ @RobVelez 7 Nov 2018
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        So maybe there is a an gene but a rage to master just means we tend to do more of what we like and practice makes perfect.

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