{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"European Scientist","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.europeanscientist.com\/en\/","author_name":"Alex Reis","author_url":"https:\/\/www.europeanscientist.com\/en\/author\/alex-reis\/","title":"The way we appreciate music is genetic","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ZVxgbbcPsG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeanscientist.com\/en\/research\/the-way-we-appreciate-music-is-genetic\/\">The way we appreciate music is genetic<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europeanscientist.com\/en\/research\/the-way-we-appreciate-music-is-genetic\/embed\/#?secret=ZVxgbbcPsG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The way we appreciate music is genetic&#8221; &#8212; European Scientist\" data-secret=\"ZVxgbbcPsG\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.europeanscientist.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.europeanscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3664.jpeg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":853,"description":"The way we enjoy music is partly heritable, according to a study published in Nature Communications. An international team led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, found genetic factors that influence the degree of music enjoyment specifically and different from genes influencing enjoyment of other activities."}