Our ability to recognize music might not diminish with age, with older concert attendees identifying themes in music as well as younger participants
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Our ability to recognize music might not diminish with age, with older concert attendees identifying themes in music as well as younger participants
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Author Countries: Canada, UK
Funding: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: this work was supported by BRZ’s Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada grant. The funders had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLoS ONE
Article Title
Age and familiarity effects on musical memory
Article Publication Date
24-Jul-2024
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Cite Scienmag News
Ophelia Keating. (July 24, 2024). Our ability to recognize music might not diminish with age, with older concert attendees identifying themes in music as well as younger participants. Scienmag. https://scienmag.com/our-ability-to-recognize-music-might-not-diminish-with-age-with-older-concert-attendees-identifying-themes-in-music-as-well-as-younger-participants/
Ophelia Keating. "Our ability to recognize music might not diminish with age, with older concert attendees identifying themes in music as well as younger participants." Scienmag, 24 July 2024, https://scienmag.com/our-ability-to-recognize-music-might-not-diminish-with-age-with-older-concert-attendees-identifying-themes-in-music-as-well-as-younger-participants/. Accessed 4 September 2026.
Ophelia Keating. "Our ability to recognize music might not diminish with age, with older concert attendees identifying themes in music as well as younger participants." Scienmag. July 24, 2024. https://scienmag.com/our-ability-to-recognize-music-might-not-diminish-with-age-with-older-concert-attendees-identifying-themes-in-music-as-well-as-younger-participants/
