Hippocampal activity during music listening exposes the memory-boosting power of music

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 11:30 in Psychology & Sociology

For the first time the hippocampus —- a brain structure crucial for creating long-lasting memories —- has been observed to be active in response to recurring musical phrases while listening to music. Thus, the hippocampal involvement in long-term memory may be less specific than previously thought, indicating that short and long-term memory processes may depend on each other after all.

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