Music is a complex activity with great cognitive potential. A specific type of research involves the use of focal music-based interventions implemented only once before, during, or after a task to improve cognitive performance. In the present research, we employed music-based interventions to explore their effects as a memory modulator. We conducted two studies: Study 1, to evaluate neutral verbal memory, and Study 2 to evaluate neutral visual memory. Volunteers, aged 18–40, participated in this investigation (124 musicians and 111 non-musicians). After the acquisition of verbal or visual information, the volunteers were exposed to music improvisation, music imitation, or a rest condition for 3 min. We evaluated memory through free recall and recognition tasks, with immediate and deferred measures. We found a significant improvement in memory among participants involved in music improvisation, who remembered more verbal and visual information than the imitation and rest condition groups, especially in the deferred measures. We found no differences according to the musical experience. Our results reinforce the idea that music improvisation intervention modulates different types of memory.

音乐是一项具有巨大认知潜力的复杂活动。一种特定类型的研究涉及使用基于焦点音乐的干预措施，该干预措施在提高认知能力的任务之前，期间或之后仅实施一次。在本研究中，我们采用了基于音乐的干预手段来探索其作为记忆调节剂的作用。我们进行了两项研究：研究1，评估中性语言记忆，研究2，评估中性视觉记忆。18至40岁的志愿者参加了这项调查（124位音乐家和111位非音乐家）。在获取口头或视觉信息后，志愿者将接受音乐即兴演奏，模仿音乐或休息3分钟。我们通过免费的召回和识别任务以及立即采取的措施和递延措施来评估记忆。我们发现参与即兴演奏的参与者的记忆力有了显着改善，他们比模仿和休息条件组记住的口头和视觉信息更多，尤其是在延后措施中。根据音乐体验，我们发现没有差异。我们的结果强化了即兴音乐干预调节不同类型记忆的想法。