Differential effects of familiarity and emotional expression of musical cues on autobiographical memory properties.

ABSTRACT: Features of visual cues, such as their familiarity and emotionality, influence the quantity and qualities of the autobiographical memories they evoke. Despite increasing use in autobiographical memory research, comparatively little is known about how such features of musical cues influence memory properties. In a repeated-measures design, we presented 24 musical cues selected to vary on their familiarity (high/low), emotional valence (positive/negative), and emotional arousal (high/low) to 100 young adults, who recorded details of any autobiographical memories that were evoked. Familiarity of the music primarily impacted memory accessibility, with high-familiarity music evoking more memories that were retrieved more quickly. More familiar music also elicited more positive and arousing memo

SUBMITTER: Jakubowski K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10466948 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature