The upbeat song “Sweet Caroline” often prompts listeners to sing and dance. But when music therapist Alaine Reschke-Hernández played the song for an older person, the song evoked a sad memory and ...

IN 2026. 645 NOW WE ALL HAVE THOSE SONGS WE GREW UP LOVING THAT EACH TIME YOU HEAR AGAIN AND AGAIN THE MEMORIES, THEY START TO JUST FLOOD BACK FOR. SOME, MUSIC CAN BRING BACK THOSE MEMORIES. EVEN WHEN ...

Given the lack of effective treatments to counteract cognitive impairment, background music has traditionally been proposed as a possible therapeutic alternative for improving memory-related tasks.

Listening to music while doing something can make that activity more enjoyable. But listening to music after an experience or activity can make it more memorable if you have the optimal emotional ...

We’ve all heard anecdotes about the “power of music” to reconnect us with moments from our pasts. You may have seen one of several viral YouTube videos of a patient with dementia hearing a piece of ...

Music that evokes an emotional response may influence the specificity of memory recall, new research suggests. Investigators found that participants who were shown a series of images of everyday items ...

New research from UC Santa Cruz is finally giving you the go-ahead to sing in the shower as loud as you want. Because, as it turns out, you probably sound pretty darn good. Psychologists wanted to ...

SHARJAH, 12th June, 2026 (WAM) -- Folk music, oral traditions and collective memory were the focus of a recent session of Sharjah Public Libraries' (SPL) Big Book Club, where Emirati author Salha ...

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Several studies have found positive effects of making music. Now, a new research study has looked at the long-term effects of playing an instrument either in high school or beyond, and found that even ...