Which era of your life influenced your favourite music today?
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We have all experienced that feeling you get when you hear a song from your teenage years, especially if you have not heard it in a while.
It turns out there is a scientific reason why the songs you listened to while growing up still evoke deep emotions and nostalgia.
Psychologists have identified a phenomenon called the “reminiscence bump”.
This is a specific window where our experiences and the music we listen to become permanently linked to our identity.
Breakfast with Martin Bester asked listeners to share which era of their lives influenced their favourite music today.
It turns out there is a scientific reason why the songs you listened to while growing up still evoke deep emotions and nostalgia.
Psychologists have identified a phenomenon called the “reminiscence bump”.
This is a specific window where our experiences and the music we listen to become permanently linked to our identity.
Breakfast with Martin Bester asked listeners to share which era of their lives influenced their favourite music today.
