OUR FAVE DWELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT!

Published date04 January 2021
Date04 January 2021
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
Scientists say our teenage years are when we make the strongest musical connections.

This is because the songs playing on the radio get entwined with major life events such as school exams, falling in love for the first time and getting our first job.

It means those born in 1977 may have fond memories of Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit from 1991.

These favourite tracks then become the ones that resonate the most and bring vivid memories flooding back in what experts call a "reminiscence bump".

They say it could be useful when caring for people with Alzheimer's or dementia.

Scientists at Durham University found "a reminiscence bump in adolescence (peaking around age 14)".

They said: "This suggests memories that are central to one's sense of identity are often inextricably associated with music.

"This may be related to the...

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