Abstract:Music can act as a powerful mnemonic device that can elicit vivid episodic memories. However, how musical information is integrated with non-musical information is largely unknown. Here, we investigated whether and how musical expertise modulates binding of melodies and visual information into integrated memory representations. We reasoned that the significant mnemonic demands of musicianship might alter the underlying integration process and reveal mechanisms by which music promotes retrieval of non-musical m… Show more
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