Why do we like songs from a young age?

The songs we listen to as teenagers often become favorite songs all our lives. That's because they are attached to the brain in a critical moment.

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That critical moment is called a "memory hole , " said Steve Janssen, a doctoral student at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Janssen presented his research on how memories were formed during the 4th International Symposium on Memory in Sydney, Australia, this week.

He said this anniversary hole could be explained in part by the ability to store events better in the beginning of adulthood.

"You will remember more events in the 10 to 25-year-old period and the commemorative hole that peaks from 16 to 20 , " Janssen said. "The brain works optimally at that time. It's a sponge and it sucks everything." We also learn the best languages ​​and instruments at this time.

But the fact that we remember songs from a young age is not only related to memories. We can easily form a personal connection with certain songs from adolescence because we often listen to a song again and again.

Janssen found that when asked to rate 3 most favorite songs, movies and books, participants often chose the genres they listened to, watched and read between the ages of 16 and 21.

Movies and books are often picked in closer times. That's because we only watch books and movies a few times but the song is exposed a lot, Janssen explains.

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