Why is putting information in song form such an effective way to help us remember information?

Question

I still remember the Spanish color song they sung to me in class 20 years ago.

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Answer 1

The part of the brain that interprets music wraps around the part that help form memories, so its proximity makes song easy to remember. Its documented that people with Alzheimer’s or dementia can remember songs from their youth even though they can’t remember family names