Effects of familiar music exposure on deliberate retrieval of remote episodic and semantic memories in healthy aging adults.
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| Title: | Effects of familiar music exposure on deliberate retrieval of remote episodic and semantic memories in healthy aging adults. |
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| Authors: | Bloom, Paul Alexander (AUTHOR), Bartlett, Ella (AUTHOR), Kathios, Nicholas (AUTHOR), Algharazi, Sameah (AUTHOR), Siegelman, Matthew (AUTHOR), Shen, Fan (AUTHOR), Beresford, Lea (AUTHOR), DiMaggio-Potter, Michaelle Evangeline (AUTHOR), Singh, Anshita (AUTHOR), Bennett, Sarah (AUTHOR), Natarajan, Nandhini (AUTHOR), Lee, Hannah (AUTHOR), Sajid, Sumra (AUTHOR), Joyce, Erin (AUTHOR), Fischman, Rachel (AUTHOR), Hutchinson, Samuel (AUTHOR), Pan, Sophie (AUTHOR), Tottenham, Nim (AUTHOR), Aly, Mariam (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Memory. Mar2023, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p428-456. 29p. |
| Subjects: | Memory, Semantics, Research, Active aging, Analysis of variance, Interviewing, Dementia patients, Research funding, Sound recordings, Questionnaires, Music, Logistic regression analysis, Emotions, Old age |
| Abstract: | Familiar music facilitates memory retrieval in adults with dementia. However, mechanisms behind this effect, and its generality, are unclear because of a lack of parallel work in healthy aging. Exposure to familiar music enhances spontaneous recall of memories directly cued by the music, but it is unknown whether such effects extend to deliberate recall more generally – e.g., to memories not directly linked to the music being played. It is also unclear whether familiar music boosts recall of specific episodes versus more generalised semantic memories, or whether effects are driven by domain-general mechanisms (e.g., improved mood). In a registered report study, we examined effects of familiar music on deliberate recall in healthy adults ages 65–80 years (N = 75) by presenting familiar music from earlier in life, unfamiliar music, and non-musical audio clips across three sessions. After each clip, we assessed free recall of remote memories for pre-selected events. Contrary to our hypotheses, we found no effects of music exposure on recall of prompted events, though familiar music evoked spontaneous memories most often. These results suggest that effects of familiar music on recall may be limited to memories specifically evoked in response to the music (Preprint and registered report protocol at ). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | Familiar music facilitates memory retrieval in adults with dementia. However, mechanisms behind this effect, and its generality, are unclear because of a lack of parallel work in healthy aging. Exposure to familiar music enhances spontaneous recall of memories directly cued by the music, but it is unknown whether such effects extend to deliberate recall more generally – e.g., to memories not directly linked to the music being played. It is also unclear whether familiar music boosts recall of specific episodes versus more generalised semantic memories, or whether effects are driven by domain-general mechanisms (e.g., improved mood). In a registered report study, we examined effects of familiar music on deliberate recall in healthy adults ages 65–80 years (N = 75) by presenting familiar music from earlier in life, unfamiliar music, and non-musical audio clips across three sessions. After each clip, we assessed free recall of remote memories for pre-selected events. Contrary to our hypotheses, we found no effects of music exposure on recall of prompted events, though familiar music evoked spontaneous memories most often. These results suggest that effects of familiar music on recall may be limited to memories specifically evoked in response to the music (Preprint and registered report protocol at ). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 09658211 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09658211.2023.2166078 |
