The power(?) of music: Probing the relationship between music and autobiographical memories
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/j7qSG-WwAp8
Many people think that music is a particularly “powerful” cue for bringing back memories from our lives. Empirical research has partially supported this idea, by showing that music can evoke more vivid and emotional autobiographical memories than various other everyday cues. But it is still not well understood as to why music might be a particularly salient cue for such memories. In this talk I will discuss recent studies in which I’ve been probing this question, in an attempt to begin to identify the factors that underpin this complex relationship between music and autobiographical memories.
Date:
23 November 2022, 17:00 (Wednesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Venue:
Faculty of Music, St Aldate's OX1 1DB
Venue Details:
Committee Room (and online on YouTube)
Speaker:
Dr Kelly Jakubowski (Durham University)
Organising department:
Faculty of Music
Organiser:
Professor Eric Clarke (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
events@music.ox.ac.uk
Part of:
The Oxford Seminar in the Psychology of Music
Booking required?:
Not required
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Georgia Davies
