{"676473":{"#nid":"676473","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Music Has the Power to Reshape the \u0027Mood\u0027 of our Old Memories","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EScientists have long argued that familiar, beloved music \u2014 which is considered predictable and safe \u2014 can help enhance our focus and learning. According to two new studies led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/people\/yiren-ren\u0022\u003EYiren Ren\u003C\/a\u003E, a PhD student in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E, different types of music can do more than just aid concentration; they can also influence our emotions and even reshape old memories.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERen\u0027s faculty advisor and co-author, Associate Professor\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/people\/thackery-i-brown\u0022\u003E Thackery Brown\u003C\/a\u003E, says the studies approach the impact of music from different angles. \u201cOne paper looks at how music changes the quality of your memory when you\u2019re first forming it \u2014 it\u2019s about learning,\u201d says Brown. \u201cBut the other study focuses on memories we already have and asks if we can change the emotions attached to them using music.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrown is also a cognitive neuroscientist who runs the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/maplab.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMemory, Affect, and Planning (MAP) Lab\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERelated coverage: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2024-08-neuroscientists-explore-intersection-music-memory.html\u0022\u003EMedicalXpress\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/money\/technology\/georgia-tech-study-unveils-musics-role-in-modulating-memory-and-emotion\/ar-AA1pDTyL\u0022\u003EMSN\u003C\/a\u003E, \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/newatlas.com\/health-wellbeing\/music-affects-new-old-memories\/\u0022\u003ENew Atlas\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/money\/technology\/georgia-tech-study-unveils-musics-role-in-modulating-memory-and-emotion\/ar-AA1pDTyL?ocid=BingNewsVerp\u0022\u003EMicrosoft Start\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/music-learning-memory-3248012-2\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFuturity\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cnnbrasil.com.br\/tecnologia\/musica-pode-turbinar-e-remodelar-memorias-mostra-estudo\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECNN Brasil\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/the-psychology-behind-how-music-can-impact-and-change-our-memories_uk_66e4501de4b03e3cc1000116\u0022\u003EHuffpost\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/goodmenproject.com\/featured-content\/music-can-enhance-learning-and-change-our-memories\/\u0022\u003EThe Good Man Project\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EScientists have long argued that familiar, beloved music \u2014 which is considered predictable and safe \u2014 can help enhance our focus and learning. According to two new studies led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/people\/yiren-ren\u0022\u003EYiren Ren\u003C\/a\u003E, a Ph.D. student in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E, different types of music can do more than just aid concentration; they can also influence our emotions and even reshape old memories.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERen\u0027s faculty advisor and co-author, Associate Professor\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/people\/thackery-i-brown\u0022\u003E Thackery Brown\u003C\/a\u003E, says the studies approach the impact of music from different angles. \u201cOne paper looks at how music changes the quality of your memory when you\u2019re first forming it \u2014 it\u2019s about learning,\u201d says Brown. \u201cBut the other study focuses on memories we already have and asks if we can change the emotions attached to them using music.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrown is also a cognitive neuroscientist who runs the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/maplab.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMemory, Affect, and Planning (MAP) Lab\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERelated coverage: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2024-08-neuroscientists-explore-intersection-music-memory.html\u0022\u003EMedicalXpress\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/money\/technology\/georgia-tech-study-unveils-musics-role-in-modulating-memory-and-emotion\/ar-AA1pDTyL\u0022\u003EMSN\u003C\/a\u003E, \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/newatlas.com\/health-wellbeing\/music-affects-new-old-memories\/\u0022\u003ENew Atlas\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/money\/technology\/georgia-tech-study-unveils-musics-role-in-modulating-memory-and-emotion\/ar-AA1pDTyL?ocid=BingNewsVerp\u0022\u003EMicrosoft Start\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/music-learning-memory-3248012-2\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFuturity\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cnnbrasil.com.br\/tecnologia\/musica-pode-turbinar-e-remodelar-memorias-mostra-estudo\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECNN Brasil\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/the-psychology-behind-how-music-can-impact-and-change-our-memories_uk_66e4501de4b03e3cc1000116\u0022\u003EHuffpost\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/goodmenproject.com\/featured-content\/music-can-enhance-learning-and-change-our-memories\/\u0022\u003EThe Good Man Project\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36609","created_gmt":"2024-09-03 15:36:49","changed_gmt":"2024-09-23 14:52:03","author":"acook304","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Earth.com","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.earth.com\/news\/music-has-the-power-to-change-the-mood-of-our-memories\/","dateline":{"date":"2024-09-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-09-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[{"id":"42941","name":"Art Research"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"167710","name":"School of Psychology"},{"id":"193935","name":"music and memory"},{"id":"1223","name":"emotion"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}