Singing Does Not Necessarily Improve Memory More Than Reading Aloud.

The refers to the finding that words read aloud are better remembered than words read silently. This finding is typically attributed to the presence of additional sensorimotor features appended to the memory trace by the act of reading aloud, which are not present for items read silently. Supporting this perspective, the production effect tends to be larger for singing (the ) than reading aloud, possibly due to the inclusion of further sensorimotor features (e.