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Yiren Ren, and ,The Conversation

Music Doesn’t Just Trigger Memories — It Can Fundamentally Alter Them

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Have you ever noticed how a particular song can bring back a flood of memories? Maybe it’s the tune that was playing during your first dance or the anthem of a memorable road trip.

People often think of these musical memories as fixed snapshots of the past. However, recent research my team and I published suggests music may do more than just trigger memories — it might even change how you remember them.

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