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Genetic differences may shape emotional reactions to art

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Why do some people feel chills when listening to music, reading poetry, or viewing a powerful work of art, while others do not? New research by Giacomo Bignardi and his colleagues from Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (MPI) published in PLOS Genetics reveals that part of the answer lies in our genes.

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Some people get goosebumps when they hear a nice song or they have tears coming down their cheeks after reading a nice poem. Other people don't do it much. New research shows that our genes have something to do with this. The phenomenon is by no means new. Charles Darwin once wrote how hearing [...] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.

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News Medical broke the news in United States on Sunday, February 22, 2026.
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