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believes people tend to stick to the songs they heard when they were
. Dr Catherine Loveday told the BBC why we like
we first heard in our teens throughout our
. She said: "It is during these [developmental] years that we make many crucial life-changing decisions. We start significant long-term relationships and establish the
and political beliefs which form our
." She added that: "Music has an intrinsic
to regulate emotions [so] these songs naturally become embedded in our
memories, both positive and negative." She said: "People in their 80s and 90s show a
memory for things that they first experienced between the
of 10 and 30."
