Why Do We Remember Old Pop Songs But Forget Where Our Keys Are?

[happinesson]

i agree with Mr. Levitin. Human have a strong emotional attachment with music! Old Music might represent some important events in our lives.

[tedkanode123]

whoop whoop.. :) enjoyed it!

[starlitsky222]

Very interesting, indeed!!!!

[killhumans001]

very intresting.

[rubyredshoe]

pop songs actually work off memory and deep seeded thoughts, people like songs that have melodies/note combination that have previously been herd and liked.

Musical note progression actually can work mathematically by using a formula on the frequencies of the note to work out the next possibly. Great music is actually maths and physics.

[charlesfrith]

I think you're in agreement with the Daniel Levitin. That music is ostensibly memory.

[RomZomCom]

Especially earworms. If I recall correctly, we also remember useless events (example: birds flying or unremarkable people in crowds), but it's a totally different process.

[twantwantwantwan1414]

philosophy is amazing isnt it i understand it more than anything and im 14

[rubyredshoe]

I don't anyone can fully understand philosophy, most of it quite contradictory and most of it is an argument disproving other theories. This isn't philosophy however, its brain function.

I do however thing its great that your only 14 and you've taken such an intrest in this kind of thing.

[russocomedy]

Good talk. Identity as separate from our parents? I agree. Isn't that as well the beginning of our rebellion? Growth I guess, I'm no scientist, but too often too, I believe, if it isn't a fairly normal curve our neuro-paths fork and the brain's paths struggle in conflict till or if they are rejoined hopefully later in life.

[huckball1959]

interesting study. I don't think its that amazing that we remember songs easily. They are repetitive, and have recognizable patterns. We hear them over and over, and I wouldn't put too much weight on the emotional part of the memory cause. Still, it's an interesting study.

[charlesfrith]

So do our names but Alzheimer patients forget those.

[huckball1959]

True enough. But the brain is very complicated, and Alzheimer's is very mysterious. I imagine memory allocation is equally complex, and the disease targets specific parts of the brain. Perhaps if we would sing the names of our loved ones over and over we would remember them, even when afflicted with the disease. What do you think?

[RomZomCom]

Remember, it rips out everything. If I recall correctly, victims in really late stages forget to breathe.