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What are the connections between music and memory?

Updated Wednesday, 16 January 2019

Hearing a particular song can take us back to a certain moment in our lives. In this interactive we're going to take a trip down memory lane, looking at songs from the past and exploring what music means to you.

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We've looked into the connections between music and memory, and put together an interactive to help explain the links behind this area of mental health. Find out how much you know!

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Music and memory interactive image Click on the image above to launch the interactive music and memory feature.

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Image and video acknowledgements

Interactive introduction page: Image CC0 Creative Commons by amigos3d on pixabay.com.
Q1: Image copyright of Gail Stephen on flickr.com.
Q2: Image copyright-free from Wikipedia.
Q3: Image CC0 Creative Commons by stocksnap on pixabay.com.
Q4: Image CC0 Creative Commons by tiburi on pixabay.com.
Q5: Image copyright of Leeds Museums and Galleries on mylearning.com.
Q6: Video copyright of Nordoff Robins on youtube.com.
Q7: Image CC0 Creative Commons by Isabella Mendes on pexels.com.

 

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