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The Mysterious Link Between Music And Memory

When you recite the ABC's, do you still sing the song? It's very likely you do, and reason lies in the connection between music, memory and learning. 

Guests:

  • Matthew Schulkind, Professor of Psychology, Amherst College
  • Meish Goldish, children's book author
  • Dr. Russell Swerdlow, professor of neurology at KU Medical Center and director of the KU Alzheimer's Disease Center 
  • Alyson Raletz, KCUR's social media producer, #TellKCUR
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Matthew Long-Middleton has been a talk-show producer, community producer, Media Training Manager and now the Community Engagement Manager at KCUR. You can reach him at Matthew@kcur.org, or on Twitter @MLMIndustries.
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