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Have you ever noticed how a particular song can bring back a flood of memories? Maybe it’s the tune that was playing during your first dance, or the anthem of a memorable road trip. People often think of these musical memories as fixed snapshots of the past. But recent research my team and I published suggests music may do more than just trigger memories – it might even change how you remember them. I’m a psychology researcher at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Along with my mentor Thackery Brown and University of Colorado Boulder music experts Sophia Mehdizadeh and Grace Leslie, our recently published research uncovered intriguing connections between music, emotion and memory. Specifically, listening to music can change how you feel about what you remember – potentially offering new ways to help people cope with difficult memories. Music, stories and memory When you listen to music, it’s not just your ears that are engaged. The areas of your brain responsible for emotion and memory also become active. The hippocampus, which is essential for storing and retrieving memories, works closely with the amygdala, the brain’s emotional center. This is partly why certain songs are not only memorable but also deeply emotional. While music’s ability to evoke emotions and trigger memories is well known, we wondered whether it could also alter the emotional content of existing memories. Our hypothesis was rooted in the concept of memory reactivation – the idea that when you recall a memory, it becomes temporarily malleable, allowing new information to be incorporated. We developed a three-day experiment to test whether music played during recall might introduce new emotional elements into the original memory. On the first day, participants memorized a series of short, emotionally neutral stories. The next day, they recalled these stories while listening to either positive music, negative music or silence. On the final day, we asked participants to recall the stories again, this time without any music. On the second day, we recorded their brain activity with fMRI scans, which measure brain activity by detecting changes in blood flow. Our approach is analogous to how movie soundtracks can alter viewers’ perceptions of a scene, but in this case, we examined how music might change participants’ actual memories of an event. The results were striking. When participants listened to emotionally charged music while recalling the neutral stories, they were more likely to incorporate new emotional elements into the story that matched the mood of the music. For example, neutral stories recalled with positive music in the background were later remembered as being more positive, even when the music was no longer playing. Even more intriguing were the brain scans we took during the experiment. When participants recalled stories while listening to music, there was increased activity in the amygdala and hippocampus – areas crucial for emotional memory processing. This is why a song associated with a significant life event can feel so powerful – it activates both emotion- and memory-processing regions simultaneously. We also saw evidence of strong communication between these emotional memory processing parts of the brain and the parts of the brain involved in visual sensory processing. This suggests music might infuse emotional details into memories while participants were visually imagining the stories. Musical memories Our results suggest that music acts as an emotional lure, becoming intertwined with memories and subtly altering their emotional tone. Memories may also be more flexible than previously thought and could be influenced by external auditory cues during recall. While further research is needed, our findings have exciting implications for both everyday life and for medicine. For people dealing with conditions such as depression or PTSD, where negative memories can be overwhelming, carefully chosen music might help reframe those memories in a more positive light and potentially reduce their negative emotional impact over time. It also opens new avenues for exploring music-based interventions in treatments for depression and other mental health conditions. On a day-to-day level, our research highlights the potential power of the soundtrack people choose for their lives. Memories, much like your favorite songs, can be remixed and remastered by music. The music you listen to while reminiscing or even while going about your daily routines might be subtly shaping how you remember those experiences in the future. The next time you put on a favorite playlist, consider how it might be coloring not just your current mood but also your future recollections as well. Yiren Ren is Adjunct Researcher in Cognitive Brain Science, Georgia Institute of Technology. The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.

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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Did you notice some of the Arizona Cardinals wearing special cleats during Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks at State Farm Stadium in Glendale? There is a very good reason they are doing so. Those cleats are part of an annual tradition called "My Cause My Cleats," where the NFL lets players wear custom cleats that put a spotlight on their favorite causes or charitable organizations. After the game, the NFL allows the players to raise money for their causes by auctioning off their cleats on the NFL Auction website with 100% of the funds raised going to the chosen charities. Here are all of the players taking part in "My Cause My Cleats" this year and the causes they are supporting. Arizona Cardinals 2024 "My Cause My Cleats" QB Kyler Murray The Kyler Murray Foundation WR Marvin Harrison Jr. The Jed Foundation S Budda Baker The Foster Alliance & Arizona Helping Hands RB DeeJay Dallas The DeeJay Dallas Foundation OL Paris Johnson Jr. The Pat Tillman Foundation and the Paris Johnson Jr. Foundation CB Starling Thomas V V.I.R.T.U.E Inc. OL Kelvin Beachum World Vision Beachum partnered with a local high school student, Scout Rooney, who designed his cleats TE Trey McBride Breast Cancer RB Trey Benson The Jed Foundation S Jalen Thompson LA Boys and Girls Club QB Clayton Tune Team Rubicon CB Sean Murphy-Bunting Successful Jocks LB Mack Wilson Sr. Kulture City CB Kei'Trel Clark Men's X Mental DL L.J. Collier Pancreatic Cancer Action Network LB Zaven Collins The Special Forces Foundation LB Jesse Luketa The 40 Reasons Foundation RB Emari Demercado Living Beyond Breast Cancer OL Hjalte Froholdt Thin Blue Line Denmark P Blake Gillikin The Samuel L. Asbury Foundation CB Max Melton Stop Handgun Violence DL Bilal Nichols The COPD Foundation TE Tip Reiman The Polaris Project TE Bernhard Seikovits Sport Mit Vorbildern DL Dante Stills The American Cancer Society TE Travis Vokolek Uplifting Athletes WR Xavier Weaver The Foster Alliance CB Garrett Williams Mental Health America of the Central Carolinas DL Naquan Jones Mental Health America S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Habitat for Humanity OL Trystan Colon UMOM New Day Centers LB Barran Browning Project 2442 Foundation OL Isaiah Adams World Wildlife Fund Pictures of all of the cleats can be found by clicking here . >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone. Watch 12News+ for free You can now watch 12News content anytime, anywhere thanks to the 12News+ app! 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New York Giants quarterback Drew Lock will have an MRI on his right shoulder after injuring it in Sunday's 34-7 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, head coach Brian Daboll told reporters Monday. The results of Monday's MRI will help the team decide which quarterback gets the start in Week 17's matchup with the Indianapolis Colts, Daboll said, continuing a season trend of question marks at the position. New York has used four different quarterbacks this season, as longtime starter Daniel Jones was benched and later released on Nov. 22. Lock sat out the Giants' 35-14 loss in Week 15 to the visiting Baltimore Ravens due to heel and left elbow injuries. Tommy DeVito started against the Ravens and sustained a concussion late in the second quarter. Tim Boyle replaced DeVito and completed 12 of 24 passes for 123 yards with one touchdown and one interception in his debut with the team. Boyle had bounced between the practice squad and active roster since New York signed him in November. The Giants (2-13) will try to snap a 10-game losing skid -- the longest in franchise history -- on Sunday when they host the Colts (7-8). Lock, 28, is in his first season with the Giants and is 68-for-129 passing for 624 yards, one TD and four interceptions in six games (three starts). The Denver Broncos selected Lock in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He played three seasons for the Broncos (2019-21) before they traded him to the Seattle Seahawks in March 2022. He has passed for 5,907 yards with a 58.7 percent completion rate, 29 TDs and 27 interceptions in 34 career games (26 starts). --Field Level MediaWith ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad reportedly fleeing to Moscow, Syrians are understandably celebrating the end of a bloody 13-year civil war. However, fears over what happens next cannot be ignored. There is concern over how the rebel coalition will rule when at its heart is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an Islamist offshoot of al Qaeda. The clear worry is that Syrians could be swapping one oppressor for another. That would be another terrible tragedy in a blighted Middle East country, where millions have been displaced and millions more refugees who escaped dream of returning home. Let’s hope this moment is not the dawn of another grim episode. Heat’s on PM Firefighters seeking an inflation-beating pay rise of up to 5% illustrate the financial pressure Keir Starmer’s government is under when it aims to improve living standards. General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, Matt Wrack, is an experienced negotiator who will need to know when to compromise. But it is not unreasonable for workers to desire greater spending power. When Labour clearly inherited awful public finances and faces a multitude of demands and priorities, avoiding disruption to services will require give and take on all sides, sound judgment and probably a bit of luck. Key workers we applauded during Covid understandably expect a better deal under Labour than they got under two-faced Tories. Liz’s legacy Nobody could fail to be moved by the loving testament of Victoria Robayna whose teenage photographer daughter Liz was inspired by the Princess of Wales. Liz’s zest for life, concern for her little brother Mateo and for others suffering the fatal cancer – donating her body to medical science – is a tale both heartbreaking and heartwarming this close to Christmas.AP Trending SummaryBrief at 5:37 p.m. EST

Democrat Bob Casey concedes to Republican David McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate contest HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Marc Levy, The Associated Press Nov 21, 2024 3:21 PM Nov 21, 2024 3:35 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., left, stops to speak to members of the media before voting, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Scranton, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania conceded his reelection bid to Republican David McCormick on Thursday, as a statewide recount showed no signs of closing the gap and his campaign suffered repeated blows in court in its effort to get potentially favorable ballots counted. Casey’s concession comes more than two weeks after Election Day, as a grindingly slow ballot-counting process became a spectacle of hours-long election board meetings, social media outrage, lawsuits and accusations that some county officials were openly flouting the law. Republicans had been claiming that Democrats were trying to steal McCormick’s seat by counting “illegal votes.” Casey’s campaign had accused of Republicans of trying to block enough votes to prevent him from pulling ahead and winning. In a statement, Casey said he had just called McCormick to congratulate him. “As the first count of ballots is completed, Pennsylvanians can move forward with the knowledge that their voices were heard, whether their vote was the first to be counted or the last," Casey said. The Associated Press called the race for McCormick on Nov. 7, concluding that not enough ballots remained to be counted in areas Casey was winning for him to take the lead. As of Thursday, McCormick led by about 16,000 votes out of almost 7 million ballots counted. That was well within the 0.5% margin threshold to trigger an automatic statewide recount under Pennsylvania law. But no election official expected a recount to change more than a couple hundred votes or so, and Pennsylvania's highest court dealt him a blow when it refused entreaties to allow counties to count mail-in ballots that lacked a correct handwritten date on the return envelope. Republicans will have a 53-47 majority next year in the U.S. Senate. ___ Follow Marc Levy at twitter.com/timelywriter Marc Levy, The Associated Press See a typo/mistake? Have a story/tip? This has been shared 0 times 0 Shares Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message More World News Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Gaetz withdraws Nov 21, 2024 4:02 PM Shohei Ohtani wins third MVP award, first in NL. Aaron Judge earns second AL honor in 3 seasons Nov 21, 2024 3:56 PM UN nuclear agency’s board condemns Iran for the 2nd time this year for failing to fully cooperate Nov 21, 2024 3:48 PM Featured FlyerUS President-elect Donald Trump has announced the release of a limited edition series of “45” guitars, marking a new merchandise offering for his supporters. On Wednesday, November 20, Trump revealed via his Truth Social platform that the guitars, both acoustic and electric, are being sold with only 1,300 units available for each style. The guitars feature the iconic phrase “Make America Great Again” inlaid in authentic pearl along the neck and the number “45” on the headstock, a reference to Trump ’s historic presidency. These guitars are being sold through the website GetTrumpGuitars.com, where Trump ’s signature edition guitars are available for purchase at prices ranging from $10,250 to $11,750. The hand-signed guitars are limited to just 275 units per style, with 125 of each currently available for shipping in time for Christmas. Additionally, the website offers the American Eagle series guitars, which are priced between $1,250 and $1,500. A total of 1,300 of these guitars were produced, with 1,275 made available to the public. Of these, 1,000 are unsigned, and 275 will feature Trump’s autograph. These guitars are also expected to arrive before Christmas. For those interested in a more affordable option, the “God Bless The USA” series is available for $1,000, and the Presidential Series guitars are up for pre-order at $1,500, though delivery could take up to six months. This announcement follows a series of merchandise releases by Trump during his presidential campaigns and tenure. Earlier this year, he promoted the “God Bless the USA Bible,” a patriotic-themed product inspired by country singer Lee Greenwood’s anthem. With Christmas around the corner, fans of the former president can now own a piece of Trump memorabilia with the purchase of these exclusive guitars, though availability is limited.

The City of Boston says its X account will stay alive while it gains a presence on Bluesky , a social media platform that has attracted millions of users following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in early November. “The City maintains a presence on multiple communications platforms to reach constituents,” a city spokesperson told the Herald on Saturday. “We are not deleting our presence on other platforms as we establish new accounts on Bluesky to meet the surge of activity and local interest there.” Critics accused the city of “running away” from Elon Musk’s “toxic” X platform after announcing it had created a Bluesky account last week. “Hey Boston, we’re here!” officials wrote in their first Bluesky post, the day before Thanksgiving. “City teams are building accounts and making moves to make Bluesky our home. Stay tuned.” The post included links to various departments that had already created Bluesky accounts including the Streets Cabinet , Parks and Recreation , and the Public Health Commission . Bluesky had gained 1 million new users in the week after Trump’s reelection, as some X users, mostly liberals, looked for an alternative platform to post their thoughts and engage with others online. Despite Bluesky’s growth, X reported that it had “dominated the global conversation on the U.S. election” and had set new records. The platform saw a 15.5% jump in new-user signups on Election Day, it said, with a record 942 million posts worldwide. Bluesky has referenced its competitive relationship to X through tongue-in-cheek comments, including an Election Day post on X referencing Musk watching voting results come in with President-elect Donald Trump. “I can guarantee that no Bluesky team members will be sitting with a presidential candidate tonight and giving them direct access to control what you see online,” Bluesky said. Bostonians Against Mayor Wu , an X account critical of how the city is being governed, posted about the Bluesky development around 5 p.m. on Friday. As of 4 p.m. Saturday, the post had gained nearly 900,000 views. “The city of Boston announces it is ditching @elonmusk’s X and moving all of their accounts over to X’s rival platform,” the post read. Thousands of critics responded to the post, slamming the city for adding Bluesky to its social media repertoire. Former Herald sports columnist and current podcaster Gerry Callahan chimed in: “Elon Musk: We will allow ANYONE to speak. No censoring. No shadow banning. No collusion with the government. Democrats: Sorry, not for us.” The post even caught the eye of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones , who has 3.4 million X followers. “This is what cults do when they are exposed and in total collapse,” Jones posted on X late Friday night. “They run and hide from reality. This is the last stage of a failed ideology’s death. As Jesus said ‘let the dead bury the dead.’” Mayor Michelle Wu has sparingly used her @wutrain X account since Musk took over the platform. She posted a link to her Bluesky last Sunday, days before the city announced its account. In an interview with Commonwealth Beacon in January 2023, Wu said she’d stop using X as often as she did during her mayoral campaign as the platform became “an increasingly difficult place to share information and have civil dialogue over important issues.” “I’ve experienced this platform becoming more and more toxic over the last year,” Wu said, “and it’s a direction that makes it a less productive use of my personal time to reach constituents about local issues.” The Associated Press contributed to this report.2 DEATH TOLLS The phrase “extrajudicial killings” has been applied both to the victims of the Duterte drug war and those of politically motivated attacks, some of them memorialized here at Bantayog ng mga Bayani in Quezon City. —Lyn Rillon MANILA, Philippines — As the House of Representatives began tackling a measure seeking to criminalize extrajudicial killings (EJKs) in light of the thousands killed during the drug war, the lawmakers immediately ran into a quandary: What exactly are EJKs? During Wednesday’s hearing called by the House committee on justice—its first hearing on House Bill No. 10986 seeking to penalize EJK as a heinous crime—lawmakers, civil society representatives and law enforcement agencies struggled to define what an EJK was and how it differed from murder and homicide. READ: DOJ creates task force to probe EJKs, file cases The bill, authored by ranking House leaders, was one of the measures that came out of the House quad committee’s monthslong inquiry into crimes related to the drug war and offshore gaming. The authors sought to address a longstanding concern of rights groups: that EJKs are not completely understood and therefore difficult to litigate and prosecute. It’s why most of the police officers who have killed drug suspects during operations were charged with murder or homicide and not the crime of EJK, one of the bill’s authors and Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong pointed out. “That’s why ... the language (of this bill) should be very, very specific because that’s how courts decide. How do we say something is an EJK or a murder? There seems to be a very thin line between the two,” Adiong said. State solicitor Rose Celine Europa, who represented the Office of the Solicitor General, told lawmakers that there was already a definition of EJK enshrined in Section 5(l) of Republic Act No. 11188, which provides special protection of children during armed conflict. That law defines EJK as “all acts and omissions of State actors that constitute violation of the general recognition of the right to life embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the UN Convention on the Rights of Children and similar other human rights treaties to which the Philippines is a State party.” This is almost verbatim of the United Nations’ own definition of an EJK, which is used to guide international law. Beyond that, she said, “from what we gathered from court decisions, extrajudicial killings are acts committed by public officers which are not really authorized by the state ... (simply put), it cannot be called extrajudicial killings if it is not committed by public officers.” She admitted that the definition under RA 11188 was “too vague” for the purpose of the proposed law against EJKs. Muntinlupa Rep. Jaime Fresnedi challenged the definition, as there could be killers who had been hired by public officers but were not public officers themselves. “I believe that this is a government sanctioned illegal killing, but not necessarily all actors are public officers,” he said. Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay stressed that what differentiates EJK from murder was the “imprint of the state.” “Meaning to say, it was done by state actors with authorization, support, or acquiescence of those in public positions,” she said. Navy Capt. Anthony Cabarteja, the chief of the advocacy and research branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, expressed concerns that such a definition might mean that if a public official committed a killing in their official capacity, “it might be considered an EJK.” This echoed the defense of most police officers that they had only killed suspects in the line of duty. Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante, however, clarified that it could only be an EJK “if he did it on the basis of an illegal order, a policy that is against the Constitution.” The panel chair, Negros Occidental Rep. Juliet Marie de Leon, suggested that the measure could make the circumstances present in an EJK—that is, if it was “sanctioned by a public officer, person, authority, agent, or any person who is acting under the actual or apparent authority of the state”—an aggravating circumstance to murder. Under the Revised Penal Code, the main difference between murder and homicide is the circumstances surrounding the killing. A killing is a murder if it occurs under certain qualifying circumstances, such as treachery, premeditation, or cruelty, and is punishable by reclusion perpetua (20 years to 40 years). Homicide also entails killing but without the qualifying circumstances that elevate it to murder. Its penalty is reclusion temporal or 12 years to 20 years. Under the bill, the penalty for EJK would also be reclusion perpetua. A superior officer who issues an order to a subordinate to commit an EJK will be equally liable as a principal. The bill establishes a claims board under the Department of Justice to provide reparations for EJK victims. While pressure to define EJKs mounted during the Duterte administration, initial calls to do so started under the Arroyo administration, when UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Execution Philip Alston published a report saying that the AFP killed left-wing activists and human rights defenders as part of a brutal counterterrorism strategy. Subscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . The committee will resume its hearings before Congress adjourns prior to the midterm polls in May.

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"If you didn't know, what city would you guess you were in?" I asked my mum as we enjoyed the festive buzz of a bar at the Christmas Market, surprisingly bustling for a relatively small city. She took a moment to soak up the vibrant scene at The Cathedral Tavern and replied: "Honestly, I wouldn't even say we're in the UK. It feels like we're on the continent. This is like something they would have in Germany." On paper, Christmas markets aren't really our cup of tea: the massive crowds, the same old festive tunes and the aroma of street food can be overwhelming, turning the joy of Christmas shopping into a stressful ordeal. Our past experiences with markets elsewhere often involved stalls awkwardly squeezed onto a busy High Street or an over-the-top, almost cartoonish imitation of a traditional German market, complete with oversized beer steins and bratwursts. But when I finally gave the Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market a chance last year, it dawned on me how fortunate we are. Yes, there's music and throngs of people but it's evident that a lot of thought has been put into making it more than just a seasonal fad. There's a selection of local stalls and last year I actually managed to find some locally-made gifts there, which felt so much better than buying from big brands. This year, I wanted to convince Mrs S of the same. 'It was starting to feel like we hadn't done it right, then we went to the bar' (Image: Mary Stenson/DevonLive) Taking on events like this requires a strategic approach, and for us, grabbing something to eat beforehand made perfect sense. Battling the crowds on an empty stomach is no fun and trying to peruse gift offerings while juggling street food is hardly ideal. Mum, despite not being a big food enthusiast, was pleasantly surprised by the variety at the food stands, confirming there's something for every palate. As expected, it was the most crowded section yet service was swift — my tip to those new to Christmas markets is to dine a bit earlier to dodge the peak time rush. After enjoying the delectable fried chicken from Urban Cowboy Street Food (as scrumptious as we remembered) we set off on our present scavenger hunt. Mum had her sights set on finding quaint presents, and while there was a plentiful array of goods, the diversity left a bit to be desired. She said: "There were a lot of multiples offering the same thing. It would have been nice if there were more traditional Christmas food gifts and more unique things that would work as stocking fillers." Read More Related Articles Incredible A road runs whole length of country — but few know where it actually starts Read More Related Articles I visited city three hours from Manchester and found cows strolling through city centre Aside from a few delicious smelling candles, we left pretty much empty-handed. It wasn't that the products on offer weren't high-quality or worth buying, we just felt like there was something missing. We decided it was time to have a browse around town and to get away from the sea of people for a bit but we vowed to return later. "It was starting to feel like we hadn't done it right," Mrs S said. "But then we went to the bar." Christmas market bars are a bit like marmite. Some people love the lively, festive atmosphere, while others grumble about the prices. Faye Williams, co-owner of Barnova, who runs the two bars at the market, explained that a huge amount of money goes into organising the venues and that the company is keen to support local businesses, meaning the cost of a pint or mulled wine might be a little higher than at your local. We were apprehensive about visiting The Cathedral Tavern, worrying that the crowds might mean long waiting times and difficulty finding somewhere to sit, but we were so glad we did. "The staff were lovely and it didn't feel like you had to push your way in to order," mum observed. "The service was quick and we even found somewhere to sit." The quaint scene at Exeter Christmas Market (Image: Mary Stenson/DevonLive) The atmosphere was truly electric at the event. Observing the crowd, it was clear that enjoyment was in full swing; a brief glance revealed scarcely a single person glued to their mobile, a sight increasingly uncommon today. This vibrant scene lifted our spirits immensely after a bit of an earlier slump. Even mum found companionship, saying: "I made friends with someone's very cute dog. What's not to love? ". Those wanting to experience the festive spirit should note that a complete roster of vendors at the Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market is available. The market will continue until December 15, welcoming visitors from 10am to 7pm Monday through Wednesday, extending hours to 9pm from Thursday to Saturday, and opening from 11am to 5pm on Sundays.

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