1. English Theme 8 Music and Memory sample presentation
Mafuyu Kitahara

2. Structure of this presentation
Chapter 1: Auditory Memory pp.3-18, 6 sections, 1 fig, 1 table.
Main point
Memory Diagram = big picture.
3 processes: Echoic, Long-term and Short- term.
Time scale of musical experience in 2^n (- 14<n<11) order

3. Paragraphs 1-4 Memory: 3 processes
Loosely related to 3 time scales
not based on anatomical structure
FUNCTIONAL
Physiologically: neurons alter thhe strength and number of connections each other

4. Echoic memory
Stores raw nerve impulses
Lasts less than a second

5. Feature extraction
Pick up acoustic features
Pitch
Loudness
Timing

6. Perceptual Binding
Classify and categorize features
Same source
Same voice
Simultaneo us

7. LTM
Activate memories of similar events in the past
Identification of names, timber, voice...

8. STM
Low capacity
Lasts up to 30 sec without rehearsal
Focus of conscious awareness