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Me too! I learned that there's a gene related to oxytocin receptors, Rs53576, that affects auditory processing. Those with G;G are optimistic and empathetic, handle stress well, and are good at understanding speech in noisy environments, while the other genotypes don't possess those qualities.
(Please note that this information comes from only a few studies, and should be taken with skepticism for publication bias and other errors. And of course even if it's correct, there could be plenty of other reasons to have difficulty understanding speech in background noise other than this particular gene.)
This lends some credence to the hypothesis that quite some part of the variation in population is due to genetic mutation.
Huh. I'd describe myself as optimistic, empathetic, and handling stress well, but I am terrible at understanding speech in noisy environment.s