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- Emotionally arousing music improved memory for healthy older adults and people with Alzheimer’s disease in a study of 186 participants in Argentina.
- Healthy older adults showed better recall for emotional images when listening to emotionally arousing music.
- Alzheimer’s patients gained higher accuracy and fewer false recognitions with emotionally arousing music.
- Relaxing music reduced recognition of negative images, highlighting the need for diverse populations, including lower-education groups, in future research.
