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This study shows the right posterior parietal cortex (PPC) is crucial for remembering melodies. Disrupting this area with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) impaired melody memory, especially recollection.

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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Music Cognition

Background:

  • Previous functional brain imaging indicates right-lateralized temporal, frontal, and parietal regions are vital for melody memory.
  • The specific role of the posterior parietal cortex (PPC) in musical memory, particularly its lateralization, requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the causal involvement of bilateral posterior parietal cortices (PPCs) in the recognition memory of melodies.
  • To determine the lateralization of musical memory within the PPC using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).

Main Methods:

  • Participants completed a melody recognition task involving encoding, retention, and recognition phases.
  • Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) was applied over the right and left PPC, with sham stimulation as a control.
  • Behavioral performance on the melody recognition task was assessed before and after tDCS.

Main Results:

  • Anodal tDCS over the right PPC significantly impaired overall melody memory performance compared to sham stimulation.
  • Anodal tDCS over the left PPC did not significantly affect memory performance, supporting right lateralization for musical memory.
  • The observed memory decline was specifically linked to impaired recollection (remember judgments), not familiarity judgments.

Conclusions:

  • The right PPC plays a causal role in memory for melodies.
  • This study demonstrates a right-lateralized function of the PPC in musical memory.
  • The right PPC is particularly important for the recollection component of melody memory.