'Nature or nurture' study reveals 'musical genes'
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Corporate news announcement processed and transmitted by Hugin AS.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A love of pop and classical music is partly in our genesLondon, UK - If you've ever wondered why a close group of friendsmight like completely different types of music, blame their genes. Astudy by Nokia into the musical tastes of nearly 4,000 twins revealsgenetic influences on the music people like varies with genre.While, on the whole, musical taste is determined just as much bynature as it is by specific individual experiences, nature'sinfluence is strongest on appreciation of pop, classical and hip-hopmusic - indicating some people may be born to love Michael Jackson,Beethoven or Jay-Z.Nature's influence is lowest on appreciation of folk and country,where family upbringing appears to play a role - so a CD collectionfull of Hank Williams, Dolly Parton and Joni Mitchell can'tnecessarily be blamed on genetics:+------------------------------------------------+| Genre | Nature's Influence ||---------------------------+--------------------|| Pop/classical/rap/hip-hop | 53% ||---------------------------+--------------------|| Jazz/blues/soul | 46% ||---------------------------+--------------------|| Rock/indie/heavy metal | 40% ||---------------------------+--------------------|| Country/folk | 24% |+------------------------------------------------+The study, conducted by Nokia and Kings' College London Department ofTwin Research, investigated the listening habits of nearly 4,000twins and looked at the influence of both genetic and environmentalfactors on musical taste."Previous studies have shown that perfect pitch ability appears to bepartly inherent and with as much as 50% of our musical taste beingpredetermined, it appears there is a strong argument for theexistence of 'music genes'" says Adrian North, Professor ofPsychology at Heriot Watt University.As might be expected, genetic influences decrease over time asindividual experiences becomes more important. Excluding countrymusic - on average for the under 50s, genes have more influence(55%)1 than environmental factors (45%)2 , whereas for the over 50s,the influence of individual specific environmental factors on a musiccollection increases to 60%3.Liz Schimel from Nokia commented; "Mobile phones are changing the waypeople experience music and, if we're to give music fans the musicthey want, we need to know what fuels their passions. Whiletechnology doesn't yet allow us to match DNA to playlists with NokiaComes With Music service and millions of tracks in the Nokia MusicStore, there's something for every gene."Genetic influence ranking by genre for under and over 50sUnder 50s- 56% Jazz/blues/soul- 55% Pop/classical/rap/hip-hop- 53% Rock/indie/heavy metal- 0% Country/folkOver 50s- 43% Pop/classical/rap/hip-hop- 42% Jazz/blues/soul- 34% Rock/indie/heavy metal- 28% Country/folkBorn to buy music, but not to listen to itWhile genetic influence on the music we like (55%) is clear, geneshave a significantly lower influence (25%) on our motivations forlistening to music. According to the research, listening habits areinfluenced by a desire to soundtrack our day, wanting to set a mood,or simply to enjoy the listening experience rather than any 'playmusic now' gene.A video including interviews is available athttp://nds3.nokia.com/NOKIA_COM_1/Press/Materials/Design_videos/Nokia_TwinsStudy_v3H480.movNotes to EditorsThe research was conducted amongst identical (MZ) twins and fraternal(DZ) twins. MZ twins share 100% the same genes, whereas DZ twinsshare half the same genes, just like ordinary siblings. Assuming theshared environment they grew up in is equally similar for MZ and DZtwins, it is possible to conclude that any greater similarity inmusical taste between identical twins than non-identical twins is dueto genetic influences.About NokiaNokia is a pioneer in mobile telecommunications and the world'sleading maker of mobile devices. Today, we are connecting people innew and different ways - fusing advanced mobile technology withpersonalized services to enable people to stay close to what mattersto them. We also provide comprehensive digital map informationthrough NAVTEQ; and equipment, solutions and services forcommunications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.Media Enquiries:NokiaCommunicationsTel. +358 7180 34900Email: press.services(at)nokia.comwww.nokia.com 1. This figure is the mean of percentages for heritability in theunder 50s, for indie/rock music (53%), pop/classical (55%) andjazz/blues (56%) 2. This figure is the mean of percentages for environmentalinfluence in the under 50s, for indie/rock music (47%), pop/classical(45%) and jazz/blues (44%) 3. This figure is the mean of percentages for environmentalinfluence in the over 50s, for indie/rock music (66%), pop/classical(58%) and jazz/blues (58%) --- End of Message ---NOKIAP.O. Box 226
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