Ah, yes, but that last question: does it make you smarter? is the one they don't, because they can't, give you a straight answer to.
DR On Friday, January 6, 2006, at 11:58 AM, Craig Allen wrote: > > David wrote: >> >> I ask myself this one question about the Mozart Effect: why Mozart? >> Why not the "Bach Effect"? or the "Brahms Effect"? or any of the >> other >> names of composers? The Wagner Effect: now there's a thought... Is >> it because these researchers have determined that Mozart is the best >> composer of all? I'd like to see their "scientific" proof of that! >> Or >> is it that Mozart works better in their experiments than any other >> composer? Have they tried them all? Of course not. > > This is from the FAQ on the Mozart Effect web site; > > Q. Why is Mozart's music beneficial for learning and health? > A. Mozart's music is the most popular and researched music for > helping modify attentiveness and alertness. The structural and not > overly emotional expression helps clarify time/space perception. It is > not overstimulating and the structures of the rondo, sonata-allegro > form, and variation form are basic ways in which the brain becomes > familiar with the development and familiarity of ideas. (See The > Mozart Effect®, pages 27-30.) > > The url for this site is > > http://www.mozarteffect.com/MoreOnTME/FAQ.html > > just in case anyone is interested in pursuing this further. > > Regards, > Craig > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > $0 Web Hosting with up to 200MB web space, 1000 MB Transfer > 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much more. > Signup at www.doteasy.com > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
