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How Music Encodes Your Memories

Music is a profoundly powerful thing. At the right time, a melody from a game or a movie can stir up memories of the past, even in those with severe memory disabilities like Alzheimer’s Disease. Today on Psych of Play, we’re going to dive into how memories are encoded into long term memory, and how music is deeply entwined to those connections in your long term memory. Feel free to share with anyone you think might enjoy! Support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/daryltalksgames -Games Shown Celeste (2018) - Matt Makes Games Shadow of the Colossus (2005) - Team Ico The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) - Nintendo Octopath Traveler (2018) - Square Enix Skyrim (2011) - Bethesda The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015) - CD Projekt RED Kingdom Hearts 2 (2005) - Square Enix Pokemon Crystal (2000) - Game Freak Zelda: Wind Waker (2002) - Nintendo Undertale (2015) - Toby Fox Final Fantasy VII (1997) - SquareSoft Final Fantasy X (2001) - SquareSoft Final Fantasy XIII (2009) - Square Enix Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) - SEGA Astral Chain (2019) - Platinum Games Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) - Konami Megaman 2 (1988) - Capcom -Research Articles Cited Autobiographical memory: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2776393/ **Retrieval of Emotional Memories: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2265099/ Alzheimer's Disease and positive memories over negative (contribute to good nostalgia) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311908.2016.1277578 Flashbulb Memories https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashbulb_memory https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4795959/ Alzeimers Retrieval https://www.alzforum.org/news/research-news/memory-retrieval-not-storage-hinders-mouse-models-alzheimers Benefits of Nostalgia http://theconversation.com/the-psychological-benefits-and-trappings-of-nostalgia-77766 Emotions and Music https://www.bustle.com/p/why-do-we-get-emotional-when-we-listen-to-music-44460 Rhythm and body movement: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022103110000430 Why music moves us: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/science-choice/201807/why-are-we-moved-music Empathy Study: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201806/empathic-people-use-social-brain-circuitry-process-music Depression and Sad Music: https://digest.bps.org.uk/2019/04/24/why-do-people-with-depression-like-listening-to-sad-music/ The Reminiscence Bump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reminiscence_bump Self Referencing Effect: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1979-25246-001?doi=1 2016 Music match mood study: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0157444 -Clips/Movies Shown Game Score Fanfare: https://youtu.be/lwF87Omenow Tom O’Regan: https://youtu.be/kbCNDh_r518 Sideways: https://youtu.be/i8HePfa7WYs Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory (2014) Finding Nemo (2003) Up (2009) Mulan (1998, 2020) https://youtu.be/Wi8BwUh3XOk https://youtu.be/Mhcaz6_fzZA https://youtu.be/giu5WjUt2GA https://youtu.be/Nb07TLkJ3Ww https://youtu.be/HLdEdFNy8Q8 -Music Sources: Confronting Myself - Lena Raine 1940's Style Hip Hop Instrumental - Words Of Ecstacy BOLERO OF FIRE MajorLink - Brock Hewitt: Stories in Sound St James Infirmary Blues - Cab Calloway Counter Strike Theme Song (1.6 Main Menu) Reflection - Mulan Music from Official Trailer Dragon Roost Island - Wind Waker OST Prelude - Final Fantasy VII In The Mood - Glenn Miller Going Up Yonder (Low Key) Originally Performed by Walter Hawkins [Instrumental Track] Guardian Battle - Breath of the Wild OST Main Menu - Halo OST Deadly Beloved - Kingdom Hearts II OST Married Life - Up OST Medli’s Awakening - Wind Waker OST Dr. Wiley’s Castle - Megaman 2 OST Nemo Egg - Finding Nemo OST Silver for Monsters - The Witcher 3 OST Legendary Beast Encounter - Pokemon Crystal OST Red's Journey (The Road To Cerulean City) - Braxton Burks Route 30 - Pokemon Gold OST Drowning - Sonic 2 OST Far Horizons - Skyrim OST Jeremy Soule Soothing Violin Lofi [Relax and chill vibes] - LofiVibezz The Great Sea - Wind Waker OST The Temple of Time - Breath of the Wild OST Once Upon a Time - Toby Fox “Undertale” - Toby Fox His Theme - Toby Fox **All images, graphics, and fonts created or found with postermywall.com, Pexels.com, Videvo.net, and Lightworks v14 editing software. All gameplay footage captured with Elgato 60FPS recording device** #PsychofPlay