Investigating the role of involuntary retrieval in music-evoked autobiographical memories

Belfi, Amy M.; Bai, Elena; Stroud, Ava; Twohy, Raelynn; Beadle, Janelle N.

doi:10.1016/j.concog.2022.103305

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“…Consistent with prior work indicating that more familiar music evokes more positive emotions (Belfi et al, 2022;Gabard-Durnam et al, 2018;Kathios et al, 2022;Salakka et al, 2021) and that music generally induces pleasure and reward processes in most people (Belfi et al, 2021;Belfi & Loui, 2020;Peretz, 2006), our music manipulation induced changes in affect.…”

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“…2D). Although recent work has investigated both involuntary and voluntary music-evoked autobiographical memories, in most studies participants were instructed to retrieve a memory in response to each music cue (Belfi et al, , 2022Sheldon et al, 2020;Sheldon & Donahue, 2017) or describe memories that came to mind during music exposure (Baird et al, 2018;Belfi et al, 2016;El Haj, Fasotti, et al, 2012;Jakubowski & Eerola, 2021). Therefore, even voluntary (as opposed to memory spontaneously evoked by music) retrieval in most prior studies consisted of responses directly to the music, rather than recall of separate memories.…”

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Effects of familiar music exposure on deliberate retrieval of remote episodic and semantic memories in healthy aging adults

Bloom

Bartlett

Kathios

et al. 2023

Memory

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Familiar music facilitates memory retrieval in adults with dementia. However, mechanisms behind this effect, and its generality, are unclear because of a lack of parallel work in healthy aging. Exposure to familiar music enhances spontaneous recall of memories directly cued by the music, but it is unknown whether such effects extend to deliberate recall more generally-e.g., to memories not directly linked to the music being played. It is also unclear whether familiar music boosts recall of specific episodes versus more generalized semantic memories, or whether effects are driven by domain-general mechanisms (e.g., improved mood). In a registered report study, we examined effects of familiar music on deliberate recall in healthy adults ages 65-80 years (N=75) by presenting familiar music from earlier in life, unfamiliar music, and non-musical audio clips across three sessions. After each clip, we assessed free recall of remote memories for pre-selected events. Contrary to our hypotheses, we found no effects of music exposure on recall of prompted events, though familiar music evoked spontaneous memories most often. These results suggest that effects of familiar music on recall may be limited to memories specifically evoked in response to the music (Preprint and registered report protocol at https://osf.io/kjnwd/).'which school did you attend') developed based on the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE; Folstein et al., 1975), and caregivers verified correct answers. In a different experiment, 10 patients with mild Alzheimer's disease scored higher on average on the Autobiographical Memory Interview (AMI; Kopelman et al., 1989) following listening to Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' than following silence (Irish et al., 2006). In addition, effects of music on autobiographical recall were stronger for remote memories (events occurring from 0-20 years of age) than mid-remote (20-50 years) or recent memories ('the recent past or present') across several studies using MMSE-based questions to evaluate retrieval (Foster & Valentine, 2001;García et al., 2012).The studies mentioned above played all participants the same pieces of music. This leaves open the possibility that the music may have been familiar to some individuals and not others. However, clinical work has emphasized the benefits of individualized music, or music particularly familiar to a given patient (Gerdner, 2000(Gerdner, , 2012Gerdner et al., 2000;Thomas et al., 2017). In two studies, Alzheimer's patients showed better autobiographical memory recall with exposure to self-chosen music relative to experimenter-chosen music (El Haj et al., 2015;. Those studies used the TEMPau scale to score the specificity of freely recalled autobiographical narratives on a scale from 0-4 (Piolino et al., 2009). Self-chosen music, relative

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Section: Specificity Of Music Exposure Effects On Memory Recallmentioning

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Effects of familiar music exposure on deliberate retrieval of remote episodic and semantic memories in healthy aging adults

Bloom

Bartlett

Kathios

et al. 2023

Memory

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“…Researchers have speculated that listening to music may benefit LTC residents with cognitive decline (McCreedy et al, 2021), since early musical memories may be stored in areas of the brain affected during cognitive decline (Groussard et al, 2019). The relaxation response elicited by music (Hernandez-Ruiz et al, 2020), along with the potential to evoke autobiographical memories (Belfi et al, 2022) may help address agitation concerns within this population (McCreedy et al, 2021). That providing personalized music for the residents was so often reported as a natural use of the device suggests that these devices may be pivotal in providing this service.…”

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Exploratory study of Google Nest Hubs in the long-term care setting in Manitoba – Canada

Murphy¹,

Porter²,

Latulipe³

et al. 2022

Gerontechnology

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Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, many LTC facilities limited recreational and social activities to minimize the chances of an outbreak, leaving residents isolated. In response, we provided Google Nest Hub devices to 80 PCHs/supportive housing residences as an on-demand engagement mechanism for the residents and staff. Objective: To evaluate the experiences in setting up and using Google Nest Hub devices in long-term care settings. Method: We employed an online survey that explored the challenges and benefits of setting up and using the devices, who was using the devices, and how the devices were used. We analyzed the frequencies of the close-ended responses, and manually coded the open-ended responses before again analyzing the frequencies. Results: Thirty staff members from facilities that received a device completed the survey. The majority (N = 25) had already set up a device, while a few (N =5) had not. The experiences reported by the participants were overwhelmingly positive. The devices were used most by recreation staff, residents, and nursing staff. The most common uses were music, weather forecasts, and videos. The majority of respondents reported that the use of these devices provided ongoing interactions, and nearly all agreed that the effort of using the devices was worth the value. A few issues were encountered, largely related to facilities' Wi-Fi resources, and challenges surrounding speech as a means of using the devices. Many benefits were reported, and the use of the devices varied. Conclusion: Our initial analysis revealed a largely positive response to the varied use of these devices that may serve to help combat residents' isolation and boredom in the longterm care setting and contribute to the resident's quality of life.

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“…One line of research on MEAMs has focused on comparing music as an autobiographical memory cue to other stimuli, such as words , famous faces (Belfi, Bai, Stroud, Twohy, & Beadle, 2022;Belfi, Karlan, & Tranel, 2016), and television (Jakubowski, Belfi, & Eerola, 2021). These studies show that music elicits more vivid, detailed, and emotional memories compared to these cues (Belfi et al, 2022;. However, music appears to be more effective at cueing autobiographical memories than other cues only when it is familiar .…”

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Considering both experimenter-manipulated and self-reported familiarity in music-evoked autobiographical memories

Kathios¹,

Bloom²,

Singh³

et al. 2023

Preprint

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Music-evoked autobiographical memories (MEAMs) are typically elicited by music that listeners have heard before. However, recent evidence indicates that even music that is unfamiliar to the listener can still cue autobiographical memory. Here we examined how perceived familiarity, music-evoked affect, and developmental timing of music release (childhood, adolescence, young adulthood) were associated with evoked memories in older adults (N=75, ages 65-80) who listened to familiar and unfamiliar music in a pre-registered study. More positive music-evoked affect was related to higher MEAM likelihood for both familiar and unfamiliar music. Higher perceived familiarity was associated with the occurrence of MEAMs in response to familiar, but not unfamiliar, music. We also replicated “reminiscence bump” effects for familiar music such that participants reported more MEAMs in response to music released during their adolescence (14-18) than young adulthood (20-25); however, our results indicate that this bump may begin earlier (i.e., middle childhood). Together, our results suggest different mechanisms underlying MEAMs for familiar and unfamiliar music: music-evoked affect may facilitate MEAMs regardless of previous exposure, but perceived familiarity supports MEAMs only for familiar music.

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Investigating the role of involuntary retrieval in music-evoked autobiographical memories

Cited by 12 publications

References 51 publications

Effects of familiar music exposure on deliberate retrieval of remote episodic and semantic memories in healthy aging adults

Effects of familiar music exposure on deliberate retrieval of remote episodic and semantic memories in healthy aging adults

Exploratory study of Google Nest Hubs in the long-term care setting in Manitoba – Canada

Considering both experimenter-manipulated and self-reported familiarity in music-evoked autobiographical memories

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