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Jul 2026
Surprise gates two distinct mechanisms to support memorability in music
Analysis of the neural correlates of minutes-scale memorability using intracranial EEG recordings from nine patients with epilepsy performing a musical memory task reveals complementary neural mechanisms through which statistical structure shapes musical sequence memory, clarifying how the brain encodes complex, ecologically valid stimuli.
Mathieu Pham Van Cang, Paul Robert, Manuel R Mercier et al.
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