Do genetics and expectations affect our audio preferences?

I ran across a NYTimes article (link is attached below) that explained how individuals can differ in their ability to perceive the intensity and preference for smells. And how those differences are related to small genetic differences between individuals.

The article also pointed out that other factors including degree of attention, past associations and expectations also play a role in how different individuals perceive the intensity and preference for different smells. I would imagine that age also affects it as well.

Does anyone know if there have been similar studies to investigate how different individuals perceive the intensity and preference for different audio signals and the factors that affect those differences?

Do you think that the results outlined in the article, where differences between how individuals perceive the intensity and preference for smells are affected by genetics and other factors, also applies to the perception of audio signals?

It certainly does seem that each of us does hear differently, and that each of us does hear differently at different times.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/s...core-ios-share



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