Have you ever felt like you've been on an emotional roller coaster listening to music?

It might go from a really joyous segment to a more anxious segment.

It's almost like telling a story.

It's Monday, December 25th, and...

Ho!

Today is Science Friday! Friday. I'm Cypright producer Kathleen Davis. Music has this incredible ability to

bring us back to a memory that's been hidden deep inside our brains.

Have you ever wondered what the science is behind that?

Two researchers at UCLA's Department of Cognitive Psychology are trying to crack that code.

It turns out that by listening to music that manipulates our emotions,

we're more likely to form strong memories while listening to those tracks.

Joining me now are Dr. David Kluet, assistant professor of cognitive psychology at UCLA in Los Angeles,

and Mason McClay, PhD candidate in Cognitive Psychology,

also at UCLA.

Thank you both so much for joining me.

Thanks, Kathleen.

Thank you.

So David, let's start generally by talking about how we make memories.

So what is the process that's going on in our brains?

Yeah, so even though we're encountering this continuous stream of information,

when we look back on our experiences, we tend to remember them as these

discrete episodes or events. So our memories are organized more like chapters in a story rather

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