The Science Behind Why We Hate New Music as We Age
As we age, most of us tend to stop paying attention to new music and stick with the songs from our past. Researchers explore why we narrow our horizons for exploring new music as we age and say listening to new tracks can help create new memory bonds and experience new pleasures.
The thrill of discovering new songs and new sounds can enrich people of all ages. Except, most of the time, it doesn’t.
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