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To decide whether we like a song or not, we take more into account what we see than what we hear.

In light of the results of a novel study, it seems that we could distinguish the fans of Iron Maiden from those of Juanes, and not by their appearance, but by the activity of their brains. According to research, published in the journal Biological Psychology, preference for a musical genre modulates brain responses to music.

According to a study carried out euros years ago by Galaxie, the Canadian national radio network of music channels, pets are also music fans. It seems that cats and dogs respond differently to different songs, and even have their own favorite songs. Also, when they stay home alone for a long time they prefer soft background music to silence.

Men are more attractive to women while holding a guitar.

The microblogging platform Twitter has launched Twitter #music, a new service that uses user activity and published tweets to detect the most popular songs and emerging artists. It also collects the activity on Twitter of artists related to the world of music, keeping track of their profiles and the artists they follow. In addition, it allows you to directly tweet a song.

Scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine have shown that the brains of all human beings are activated in exactly the same way when we listen to a new piece of classical music, regardless of previous experiences and individual musical preferences. Specifically, the experiments reveal that listening to a melody for the first time puts into action structures involved in the planning of movement, memory and attention.

According to a study by British psychologist Adrian North, from the University of Leicester, although we process musical sounds from the moment we are born, tastes are consolidated between 16 and 24 years of age. However, our tastes can become slightly more sophisticated as we age, "especially since the brain has listened to more music over time and can process more complicated melodies," says the psychologist.

Daniel J. Levitin, former musical producer of great figures such as Stevie Wonder or Carlos Santana, neuroscientist and current director of the Laboratory for Music Perception, Cognition and Expertise at McGill University, in Montreal (Canada), recently made an exhaustive list of recommendations about which musical genre is most appropriate to carry out each daily activity. While we read or study subjects such as History or Literature, classical music, jazz, blues and techno promote concentration.