Taylor Swift versus Mozart: music preferences of C57BL/6J mice.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Music has become an established complementary element of modern medicine, demonstrating beneficial effects towards various diseases such as dementia, hypertension, or chronic pain. Given its low cost and non-invasive nature, music-based interventions have been studied in both healthy mice and disease models over recent decades to examine potential effects in rodents. However, the selection of music in these interventions is based on prior reports and human preferences, without critically evaluating its relevance or perception in mice. Novel experimental approaches are needed to evaluate which type of music is preferred by mice.

Methods

In this pilot study, we introduce a new experimental setup that can be used to analyze the music preferences regarding different

SUBMITTER: Kamionek D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12568665 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature