Remember Bach

: Emotional events are remembered better than nonemotional ones, especially after a long period of time. In this study, we investigated whether emotional music is kept better in episodic long‐term memory than less emotional music and to which extent musical structure is important.

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Published in:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2005-12, Vol.1060 (1), p.438-442
Main Authors: ESCHRICH, SUSANN, MÜNTE, THOMAS F., ALTENMÜLLER, ECKART O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
emotions
episodic memory
musical memory
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Summary:: Emotional events are remembered better than nonemotional ones, especially after a long period of time. In this study, we investigated whether emotional music is kept better in episodic long‐term memory than less emotional music and to which extent musical structure is important.
ISSN:0077-8923
1749-6632
DOI:10.1196/annals.1360.045