Memory Reconsolidation: A Way to Dump Your Negative Audition and Performance Baggage?

Ever find yourself reacting negatively to certain pieces or orchestral excerpts, not because you can't play it, but because there's still some mental or emotional "baggage" lingering in the background from previous negative experiences?

Recent research suggests that it may be possible to "edit" or update these memories so that they don't carry so much weight.

 Memory Reconsolidation: A Way to Dump Your Negative Audition and Performance Baggage?

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Have you ever wondered why it is exactly that things often sound better at home than they do on stage?

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