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Music shapes your memory through emotional intensity, study finds

Music can lift your spirits, calm your nerves, or break your heart in a few notes. It can also nudge what you remember, but ...
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Listening to music immediately after learning improves memory in older adults and Alzheimer’s patients

Listening to music immediately after learning new information may help improve memory retention in older adults and individuals with mild Alzheimer’s disease. A new study published in the journal ...
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Learning to play music can improve older people's brain function, study suggests

Improvising music could help to improve older people's cognitive skills, such as learning and memory, according to research from the University of Sheffield and Western Sydney University. The study, ...
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Listen to the music: How — and when — emotional responses to music influence memory

New research by UCLA neuroscientists shows that listening to music after an experience or activity can make it more memorable if you have just the right amount of emotional response while listening to ...