Eli5: If memory works by having our brains recall the last time we remembered the event, why are we able to recall music with such accuracy/virtually flawlessly

Question

I guess I’m addition why does music work in our brains so differently from other forms of information?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Is it virtually flawless? I disagree with your assumption there. My memory of music is just as fuzzy as any other kind of memory.

That’s not to say music doesn’t interact differently in our brain. It activates different areas when compared to visual stimuli, or even spoken words.