what infuence does music have on our behaviour according to a north?

what is the mozart effect in according to our behaviour?

-- cursist (llycursist2@rentray.nl), December 17, 2003

Answers

The "mozart effect" was a claim, popular about a decade ago, that playing classical music to babies, even to fetuses, improves brain development and intelligence. It has been substantially debunked as a myth base on poor research.

-- Christopher Green (christo@yorku.ca), December 17, 2003.

You might research this question by running a search on "music therapy." Music does have a noticeable effect on brain waves, although the effect differs for different individuals.

-- Hendrika Vande Kemp (hendrika@earthlink.net), December 18, 2003.

UPON MY STUDIES OF VARIOUS TYPES OF MUSIC IN RELATIONS TO THE VAST STAGES OF LIFE, I TOOK CHILDREN FROM THE 80'S, 90'S AND 2000'S AND MONITERED THEM FOR THE PAST 17 YEARS. THE CHILDREN FROM THE 80'S HAVE A MUCH HARDER TIME IN THEIR CLASSROOM PERFORMANCES THAN THOSE OF THE 90'S WHEN TAKING ONE CHILD FROM THE 90'S AT CONCEPTION AND APPLYING CLASSICAL MUSIC TO THE EMBRYO AND FETUS THE CHILD CAME OUT MUCH MORE ADVANCED THEN THE PREVIOUS CHILDREN BORN IN THE 80'S AND THE FIRST CHILD BORN IN THE 90'S. THE TEST WAS RAN AND FOLLOWED UNTIL THE CHILD BECAME DECESED. BECAUSE OF THE EARLY DEATH OF THIS CHILD, TWO OTHER CHILDREN WERE TESTED IN THE SAME MANNER. MOZART, WAS APPLYED TO THE CHILDREN AT CONCEPTION, THESE CHILDREN HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL LEARNING ABILITY AND HAVE EVEN POTTY TRAINED AT A MUCH EARLIER AGE (11 MONTHS AND 20 MONTHS.)ALSO, WHERE THE THE 80'S CHILDREN THAT MOZART HAD NOT BEEN APPLIED TO REMAIN ON THE C AVERAGE LIST, THE MOZART BABIES HAVE BEEN ON HONOR ROLL SINCE THEY STARTED SCHOOL. THIS STUDY HAVE BEEN WITH 6 AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN. SO THE MOZART EFFECT, MAY NOT HAVE WORKED FOR SOME, BUT HAS WORKED WITH THE CHILDREN THAT I HAVE DEALT WITH.

-- CHRISTINE SUBLETT (preciousstars72326@yahoo.com), December 24, 2003.

It is impossible to tell from Christine's description of her research whether it was well-controlled or not. On the surface, it doesn't sound like it (too small a sample, for one thing), but there are many details that were not reported. Has it been accepted for publication somewhere?

Here is a link to a recently published article by Ken Steele explaining why one of the most-often-cited reports in favor of the "Mozart Effect" turns out to be, in all likelihood, bunk. http://www.acs.appstate.edu/dept/psych/Documents/Steele2003.pdf

-- Christopher Green (cgreen@chass.utoronto.ca), January 26, 2004.

I THINK THERE R LOTS OF POSSIBILITIES OF THE BABY BECOMING MORE INTELLIGENT, WHEN THE FOETUS IS APPLIED WITH MUSIC, BT HERE IT IS NT MENTIONED WETHER THE BABY CUD ACTUALLY HEATR THE SOUND, WHT I BELIEVE IS THAT BABIES CAN ONLY SENSE THE VIBRATIONS THAT CUM OUT FROM THE MUSIC, THE MOZART EFFECT ACTS ON THE MOTHER WHO FEELS RELAXED AFTER LISTENING TO IT, N HENCE RELEASES CERTAIN HORMONES WHICH THRU THE PLACENTS REACH THE EMBRYO N THEN HELP IT TO GROW OFF BETTER THAN OTHERS.

-- Riddhi Prayagee (riddhi _education@rediffmail.com), October 19, 2004.

In resposne to Riddhi, can you cite any well-controlled sutdies published in recognized scientific journals to support your beliefs in this regard?

-- Christopher Green (cgreen@chass.utoronto.ca), October 19, 2004.