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Mozart's Music Does Not Make You Smarter, Study Finds

 

ScienceDaily (May 10, 2010) — For over 15 years, scientists have been discussing alleged performance-enhancing effects of hearing classical music. Now, University of Vienna researchers Jakob Pietschnig, Martin Voracek and Anton K. Formann present quite definite results on this so-called "Mozart effect" in the US journal Intelligence. These new findings suggest no evidence for specific cognitive enhancements by mere listening to Mozart's music.

 

Mozart's music does not make you smarter, study finds

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But it's quite enjoyable!

 

It'd be great if the findings were opposite, and indeed music made us smarter. The little CD booth at every Barnes and Noble would be a mini clinic.

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