The findings of a large-scale international study could explain the differences in how humans experience happiness. The results were published in the journal Nature Genetics.
For the first time in history, researchers have isolated the parts of the human genome. The study was conducted by VU Amsterdam professors Meike Bartels (Genetics and Wellbeing) and Philipp Koellinger (Genoeconomics) in over 298,000 people. As a result, the researchers found three genetic variants for happiness (mainly expressed in the central nervous system, the adrenal glands and pancreatic system), two—for symptoms of depression and 11 locations for various degrees of neuroticism.
