J R Soc Med April 2001 PMID 11317617

The Mozart effect.

J S Jenkins

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The discussions reflect a mix of skepticism and curiosity, with posts pointing out that the myth has been debunked and citing studies that show only temporary effects. Words like 'debunked,' 'myth,' and references to research highlight critical evaluation, while some posts share personal anecdotes or casual opinions, creating a nuanced overall tone.

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InterestHigh interest

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While some posts provide detailed analysis and cite research, others make casual remarks, indicating moderate depth in exploring the subject.

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Despite widespread skepticism, the discussion raises awareness about the influence of scientific myths in popular culture, but the overall real-world impact seems limited.

Abstract in brief

  • The "Mozart Effect" suggests that listening to Mozart's music can temporarily enhance spatial-temporal reasoning skills.
  • Some studies support this idea, showing small cognitive boosts after listening to classical music, especially Mozart.
  • However, critics argue that the effect is short-term and that it doesn't significantly improve overall intelligence or long-term mental abilities.]

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Terapia con razón
@terapiaconrazon · X

Nov 25, 2025 · 69 likes · 33 shares · 14,683 followers View post →
Epoch Health
@epochhealth · X

“The Mozart effect is clear evidence that you can alter the brain function and abnormalities with music,” Dr. Michael Trimble, professor emeritus of neurology and neuropsychiatry at the University College London Institute of Neurology and a Fellow of the Royal College of https://t.co/NXBPhSdmjV

Sep 29, 2025 · 19 likes · 2 shares · 96,938 followers View post →
Epoch Health
@epochhealth · X

“The Mozart effect is clear evidence that you can alter the brain function and abnormalities with music,” Dr. Michael Trimble, professor emeritus of neurology and neuropsychiatry at the University College London Institute of Neurology and a Fellow of the Royal College of https://t.co/pHoBdaY2PI

Nov 5, 2025 · 18 likes · 7 shares · 96,938 followers View post →
Brandt Robinson
@brandtrobinson.bsky.social · Bluesky

Do you know the science on “multitasking”? Because you are not able to think about two things simultaneously, when “multitasking”, you do each thing less effectively. Help educate about this and other fads like the Mozart effect or learning styles. Be well all. ✊

Jan 8, 2025 · 12 likes · 6 shares View post →
Lisa
@lisasass.bsky.social · Bluesky

Choose child development fad composer influences with care. #ClassicalMusic

Aug 16, 2025 · 12 likes · 3 shares View post →
The Epoch Times Canada
@EpochTimesCan · X

What’s the real science behind the “Mozart effect”? Why do certain musical structures boost cognitive function—or even support some therapies—while others don’t? Explore the evidence in this premium report >>

Dec 5, 2025 · 11 likes · 2 shares · 25,104 followers View post →

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Music's Impact on Brain Health and Aging Effects

In my Scenario project I learned about music and how it effects the aging brain I made personal playlists for my great-grandmother and my grandfather. Maintaining brain health involves lifestyle factors like exercise…

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Susan Godsland
@SusanGodsland · X

@NateJoseph19 The 'music is magic for learning' belief is possibly related to the Myth of the Mozart Effect https://t.co/uDMgTuTinV

Dec 11, 2025 · 1 like · 3,977 followers View post →
CrimeofCritique
@CrimeofCritique · X

@AG_Gobby I think they were trying to force the Mozart effect, but yeah it probably wasn't the best way of doing it to say the least Thankfully they got rid of that after I was out of elementary

Dec 11, 2025 · 2 likes · 1,240 followers View post →
Sarah
@shankarita · X

RT @EpochTimesCan: What’s the real science behind the “Mozart effect”? Why do certain musical structures boost cognitive function—or even…

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Diana Studerus
@DianaStuderus · X

„The Mozart Effect“ on gut health in a nutshell: Mice raised on Mozart’s K.448 in D major grew up with 40% stronger gut barriers, 20–30% more Lactobacillus, lower inflammation, and boosted immunity! frequency before fiber and probiotics

Dec 7, 2025 · 3 likes · 20 followers View post →
Mimi
@mimicomments · X

The Mozart Effect-- the positive effect of good music on living beings. https://t.co/cdevlI70kv

Dec 7, 2025 · 1 like · 7,198 followers View post →
Grok
@grok · X

@NoneyaDBiznazz @DrAJKarlovich @newstart_2024 The "Mozart Effect" is largely a myth—studies show temporary cognitive boosts from music, but not genius creation in babies. The gut-brain axis influences mood and cognition, and this 2025 mouse study links Mozart's K.448 to better gut health. However, genius is multifactorial

Dec 6, 2025 · 6,766,486 followers View post →
Jackz Lantern
@jackzlantern · X

RT @EpochTimesCan: What’s the real science behind the “Mozart effect”? Why do certain musical structures boost cognitive function—or even…

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Jim_Writes
@jpwwrites.bsky.social · Bluesky

Mozart Remembered on his passing date; Yet his Sonata, Kv 443, for Twin Pianos lives on Forever! "The Mozart Effect" Rocks the human universe! Cheers Twin Pianos youtu.be/VIItKRaP2vc?...

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Dharm Sharma
@samarthdharm · X

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"Evangelist Sir Robert J."
@TheEvangel32702 · X

Classical Music for Brain Power | The Mozart Effect Gives You Albert Ein... https://t.co/SHs9uq6cpD via @YouTube I don't know about the benefits I just like Mozart.

Dec 5, 2025 · 234 followers View post →
The Epoch Times Canada
@EpochTimesCan · X

What’s the real science behind the “Mozart effect”? Why do certain musical structures boost cognitive function—or even support some therapies—while others don’t? Explore the evidence in this premium report >>

Dec 5, 2025 · 1 like · 25,104 followers View post →
The Epoch Times Canada
@EpochTimesCan · X

What’s the real science behind the “Mozart effect”? Why do certain musical structures boost cognitive function—or even support some therapies—while others don’t? Explore the evidence in this premium report >>

Dec 5, 2025 · 11 likes · 2 shares · 25,104 followers View post →
The Epoch Times Canada
@EpochTimesCan · X

What’s the real science behind the “Mozart effect”? Why do certain musical structures boost cognitive function—or even support some therapies—while others don’t? Explore the evidence in this premium report >>

Dec 5, 2025 · 1 like · 25,104 followers View post →
The Epoch Times Canada
@EpochTimesCan · X

What’s the real science behind the “Mozart effect”? Why do certain musical structures boost cognitive function—or even support some therapies—while others don’t? Explore the evidence in this premium report >>

Dec 5, 2025 · 3 likes · 25,104 followers View post →
The Epoch Times Canada
@EpochTimesCan · X

What’s the real science behind the “Mozart effect”? Why do certain musical structures boost cognitive function—or even support some therapies—while others don’t? Explore the evidence in this premium report >>

Dec 5, 2025 · 4 likes · 1 share · 25,104 followers View post →
Soundole
@soundole.bsky.social · Bluesky

Yes—I was specifically reminded of the Mozart Effect, and people justifying the arts because they improve school performance in other areas. It's sad to not see music justified as an end in itself.

Dec 3, 2025 · 1 like View post →
I Love This [Blank]
@ilovethisblank.bsky.social · Bluesky

I said “No, if you want to get better at music, you should study music.” Your story reminds me so much of things like The Mozart Effect and other things that link the benefits of music to other areas of life. I agree with you: music is good because it’s music, and it’s necessary.

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dont_make_me_0
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Terapia con razón
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Waris
@warispro · X

The Mozart Effect is a myth. The study that started it all showed a temporary IQ bump in spatial reasoning. It wasn't about intelligence, it was about arousal. We've been misled for decades. https://t.co/6ixzOZ32QQ

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Terapia con razón
@terapiaconrazon · X

1⃣Mozart – Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, K. 448 (1781) The one track that single-handedly launched the Mozart Effect.A sparkling, rhythmic conversation between two pianos—clean, crystalline harmonies that feel like they’re gently waking up your brain. Hands down the most https://t.co/nyETddV0LZ

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lk.uis.psyofmusic
@lk_psyofmusic · X

Music can have a drastic effect on your mood, hence the Mozart Effect. If you listen to a piece of bright music in a major key with a lively tempo, then expect to have increased spatial ability and a good mood for the next 10-12 minutes! #UISPsyofMusic

Nov 20, 2025 View post →
Anthony Princiotti
@tonyprinciotti.bsky.social · Bluesky

The Mozart Effect: Makes a child smarter, more mathematically-adept. The Schoenberg Effect: Child never repeats a word until he's used all his other words. Also talks backwards and upside-down. Soon, people stop listening. Child blames them for not understanding him.

Nov 19, 2025 · 7 likes · 2 shares View post →
Grok
@grok · X

@iamChinedu001 @DejaRu22 The claim draws on neuroplasticity—the brain's ability to adapt to challenges. However, the "Mozart effect" for IQ gains in children is largely debunked; studies show only temporary mood or arousal boosts, not permanent intelligence increases. Reading challenging books can build

Nov 19, 2025 · 6,766,486 followers View post →
Liberty Momm
@LibertyMomm · X

@Shelli_BH Yes, the Mozart Effect proved that listening to him can improve your abstract spatial-temporal reasoning. I've been a classically trained musician for a long time and have enjoyed many different kinds of music. Classical music is hands down the best for mood improvement,

Nov 19, 2025 · 2 likes · 772 followers View post →
Grok
@grok · X

@OPTOUTSATOSHI @WalkerAmerica Studies on this are limited and not directly comparative for classical vs. mumble rap specifically. For classical music, some research (e.g., USC study) links training to better brain connectivity and cognition, but passive listening's benefits like the "Mozart effect" are

Nov 16, 2025 · 6,766,486 followers View post →
Stable Screen Name
@earthinspace · X

@GeorgeHarrison This album had more of the "Mozart effect" than Mozart, and I guess Mozart and Beethoven would agree cheerfully, given the chance to say.

Nov 15, 2025 · 359 followers View post →
Teressa Kopp
@teressa_kopp · X

RT @teressa_kopp: @michaeljknowles The Mozart Effect.

Nov 13, 2025 · 1 share · 1,105 followers View post →
Teressa Kopp
@teressa_kopp · X

@michaeljknowles The Mozart Effect.

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Musical1inNM
@Musical1inNm · X

Maybe suggest the City of Deming idea from 11pm to 6 am Playing classical music thru speakers attached to light poles. No hype No news on it it simply began without the street peeps knowing and no journalism story done. The Mozart Effect is in place at night to lower https://t.co/bETwzi6mus

Nov 9, 2025 · 582 followers View post →
Liminal Owl
@liminalowl.bsky.social · Bluesky

open.substack.com/pub/geekphar... Mostly a nice intro to music therapy, though I think the “Mozart effect” has been debunked.

Nov 7, 2025 · 1 like · 1 share View post →
Make Lansing Great Again
@FinalBattle24 · X

RT @epochhealth: “The Mozart effect is clear evidence that you can alter the brain function and abnormalities with music,” Dr. Michael Trim…

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@Eagle55911 · X

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@djgcats · X

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@EternalRiteWing · X

RT @epochhealth: “The Mozart effect is clear evidence that you can alter the brain function and abnormalities with music,” Dr. Michael Trim…

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Grok
@grok · X

@cosmos_atom_ @epochhealth It sure feels like magic! Research, like the Mozart effect studies, shows classical music can reduce seizures, boost memory in dementia patients, and enhance neuroplasticity in musicians' brains. Give it a try—your neurons might thank you.

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@romeo_simba_ · X

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Epoch Health
@epochhealth · X

“The Mozart effect is clear evidence that you can alter the brain function and abnormalities with music,” Dr. Michael Trimble, professor emeritus of neurology and neuropsychiatry at the University College London Institute of Neurology and a Fellow of the Royal College of https://t.co/pHoBdaY2PI

Nov 5, 2025 · 18 likes · 7 shares · 96,938 followers View post →
FactBites
@Fact_Bites · X

Scientists discovered that playing Mozart to fetuses can make them smarter! The "Mozart Effect" suggests that listening to classical music can boost brain development. Who knew sound could be so powerful? #MusicScience #BrainBoost

Nov 4, 2025 · 60 followers View post →
FredGolfs
@FredGolfs · X

Gm subdue the strident noises of your life by playing soft classical music in the background of your home or business if possible. The “Mozart effect” creates a sense of balance and peace that literally increases productivity and decreases stress.

Nov 3, 2025 · 649 followers View post →
That’s Miss American to you, Mac.
@maryleex51 · X

@uncledoomer @HighlandsJess The Mozart Effect is real.

Oct 30, 2025 · 1 like · 859 followers View post →
Artus
@artusvanfrahm · X

@redhairshanks86 Study the Mozart effect

Oct 30, 2025 · 2 likes · 5,501 followers View post →
Agent Mockingbird
@agent_mock · X

@kellyaulrich11 @uncledoomer The Mozart effect isn't just pseudoscience - declassified Soviet research from Project Cardinal revealed specific frequencies in classical compositions can stimulate cellular repair mechanisms.

Oct 29, 2025 · 1 like · 25,132 followers View post →
@AhHonings
@AhHonings · X

De Hollanders massaal aan de BMI - MBL

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@AhHonings · X

18 zetels erbij namens ii . nl '99'

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@belleofva · X

Ever heard of the "Mozart Effect?" https://t.co/OBFcd2tfzl

Oct 28, 2025 · 8,104 followers View post →
Barbara Rainford
@strawfields · X

RT @MeditationalSt8: #powerofpositivity

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Meditational State
@MeditationalSt8 · X

#powerofpositivity

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Meditational State
@meditationalstate.bsky.social · Bluesky

#powerofpositivity

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Kyurara Ruru
@kyurararuru · X

The Mozart Effect's Hidden Key: Why the 432Hz Frequency is Crucial for Infants https://t.co/z8hADHoI2R

Oct 18, 2025 · 1 like · 526 followers View post →
CHACO
@777CHACO · X

.✨✨Classical Music for Brain Power | The Mozart Effect Gives You Albert Ein... https://t.co/PAZkO02Ym9 via @YouTube

Oct 16, 2025 · 1 like · 1 share · 2,353 followers View post →
Kyurara Ruru
@kyurararuru · X

The Brain-Boosting Playlist for 2025: Applying the Mozart Effect with 432Hz https://t.co/Nc1uMefT6W

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@Izack4X4 · X

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@nocturna_uno · X

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@terapiaconrazon · X

Have you heard these pieces from the Mozart Effect? I'm sharing these 5 complete works for you to tune your brainwaves

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@alhanda · X

RT @ClaraChangBooks: The Mozart Effect: Music’s Role in Reducing Anxiety #anxietyawareness #Mozart #MozartEffect #stress #musictherapy htt…

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Clara Chang, M.D., Ph.D.
@ClaraChangBooks · X

The Mozart Effect: Music’s Role in Reducing Anxiety #anxietyawareness #Mozart #MozartEffect #stress #musictherapy https://t.co/B6BOXYzzjO

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@eirafyoon · X

เพลย์ลิสต์สปอติฟายของน้องสกายหรอ เห็นว่ามีเพลย์ลิสต์ Brain Power- The Mozart Effect ด้วย ชอบฟังเหมือนกันเยย นี่ชอบฟังตอนอ่านหนังสือมาก รุ้สึกโฟกัสได้มากขึ้นอะ https://t.co/ND35CTbe8Q

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@Marthak1229 · X

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Epoch Health
@epochhealth · X

“The Mozart effect is clear evidence that you can alter the brain function and abnormalities with music,” Dr. Michael Trimble, professor emeritus of neurology and neuropsychiatry at the University College London Institute of Neurology and a Fellow of the Royal College of https://t.co/NXBPhSdmjV

Sep 29, 2025 · 19 likes · 2 shares · 96,938 followers View post →
Ewan krihan
@EwanKrihan · X

The Mozart effect is the theory that listening to the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart may temporarily boost scores on one portion of an IQ test. Popular science versions of the theory make the claim that "listening to Mozart makes you smarter". #music

Sep 28, 2025 · 9 followers View post →
biv ✿⁠ riddle's mom
@mamarosehearts · X

If his mother believed in the Mozart Effect,

Sep 28, 2025 · 767 followers View post →
#Kamloops PC Doctor
@pcdoctor_kam · X

The Mozart Effect: does listening to Mozart really make you smarter? @MusicMagazine https://t.co/8kBU3l33hJ https://t.co/wIrIGalPUY

Sep 27, 2025 · 476 followers View post →
The Classical Station
@wcpe.bsky.social · Bluesky

Classical Considerations: The Mozart-Effect Myth Read all about it: t.ly/DuYp

Sep 15, 2025 View post →
Bored Games
@bgapps.bsky.social · Bluesky

The Mozart Effect isn't about classical music—it's about optimal arousal states. Music at 60-80 BPM synchronizes brain waves to an ideal learning frequency. Create playlists that match this rhythm! #NeuroacousticOptimization #BrainwaveEntrainment

Aug 25, 2025 View post →
Scott C Anderson
@scottcanderson.bsky.social · Bluesky

The “Mozart Effect” probably doesn’t make you smarter, but it may improve gut microbes, which is arguably stranger. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mood...

Aug 18, 2025 · 3 likes View post →
Lisa
@lisasass.bsky.social · Bluesky

Choose child development fad composer influences with care. #ClassicalMusic

Aug 16, 2025 · 12 likes · 3 shares View post →
Matilda's Lab
@matildaslab.bsky.social · Bluesky

The Mozart Effect may have been bogus, but music can help learning. Our brains form memories more firmly whilst we experience a strong emotional response, and music provides us with emotional responses. www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #sciencenews

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Our Little Steps
@ourlittlesteps.bsky.social · Bluesky

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Simo Hosio
@simohosio.bsky.social · Bluesky

The Mozart Effect. TIL There are over 300 papers exploring how Mozart's music affects your IQ. Turns out it doesn't. But it does affect your performance through arousal and other mood effects:

May 20, 2025 · 1 share View post →
Mike BOO-rry
@professorberry.bsky.social · Bluesky

I love posing the “we should keep math because it makes kids better at music” to folks and asking them why they think it sounds ridiculous. Also, the “Mozart effect” was hugely popular and influential and pretty handily disproven, so…

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MARCUS SINGLETARY
@marcussingletary.bsky.social · Bluesky

Check out this recent article, "Musicals, Mentorship, & the 'Mozart Effect': An Introduction to Songwriter Loreto Teruel." Like myself, Teruel is based in Los Angeles, & has a long history within the music industry.

Mar 28, 2025 View post →
Murray Bourne
@bourne2learn.bsky.social · Bluesky

How to perform better in math? Learn music.https://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-0301-brain-music-20100301-story.html (LA Times article) Debunked by https://www.theverge.com/2013/12/12/5204124/the-mozart-effect-myth-research-finds-music-doesnt-make-you-smarter

Feb 19, 2025 View post →
Olaf Rotkohl
@olafrotkohl.bsky.social · Bluesky

Ah! The Mozart effect. Yes, of course, once in a generation, perhaps, someone that extraordinary might surface, but as you say—1 in a million. And even geniuses have to hand their code off eventually, and true genius is writing code so clean and clear that its maintenance is not a nightmare.

Feb 17, 2025 · 1 like View post →
Cristina Somolinos (spell it right, or run out o
@xanalinos.bsky.social · Bluesky

Also on the NPR app at 15:15 onward Listen to: "The Mozart Effect" / "Wicked" / Chis Kayser Tribute / "Armored Animals" - one.npr.org/i/1263665445...

Feb 13, 2025 · 2 likes · 1 share View post →
ReverendTimeTraveler
@timetraveler.bsky.social · Bluesky

Have you read up about the Mozart effect?

Feb 10, 2025 · 1 like · 1 share View post →
Sandy (PhD)
@drsandynicoll123.bsky.social · Bluesky

You will not regret it. There is a controversial idea in education called The Mozart Effect. All i know is it helps my brain reboot! I imagine I am ice skating as I listen. In my imagination I never fall over

Jan 29, 2025 View post →
Wilson Kincaid
@wilsonkincaid.bsky.social · Bluesky

The Mozart effect may or may not be real, but I enjoy listening to music while I write. It's usually non-distracting gentle music. Sometimes I do enjoy a movie music mix to put me into a highly visual headspace. When I'm reading, what I hear matters less. #writer #reader #music #creative

Jan 24, 2025 · 3 likes View post →
Neuroscience and music
@rineuron.bsky.social · Bluesky

This has been labelled the "Mozart effect," as it has usually involved playing one of Mozart's works. The effect has mainly been studied in people with intellectual disability and intractable seizures.

Jan 22, 2025 · 1 like View post →
Neuroscience and music
@rineuron.bsky.social · Bluesky

Sesso, G (2020) Safe and sound: Meta-analyzing the Mozart effect on epilepsy. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2020.03.039. 9 meta-analyses showed reductions in seizures and interictal epileptic discharge frequencies after long-term music treatment. #neuroskyence

Jan 22, 2025 · 6 likes · 2 shares View post →
dalatindiva.bsky.social
@dalatindiva.bsky.social · Bluesky

Forget about the Mozart Effect: The Schoenberg Effect https://sabrinapenayoung.blogspot.com/2012/12/funny-forget-mozart-effect-schoenberg.html #Mozart #Schoenberg #ClassicalComposer #ClassicalMusic

Jan 14, 2025 View post →
Brandt Robinson
@brandtrobinson.bsky.social · Bluesky

Do you know the science on “multitasking”? Because you are not able to think about two things simultaneously, when “multitasking”, you do each thing less effectively. Help educate about this and other fads like the Mozart effect or learning styles. Be well all. ✊

Jan 8, 2025 · 12 likes · 6 shares View post →
ReverendTimeTraveler
@timetraveler.bsky.social · Bluesky

Dec 28, 2024 View post →
ReverendTimeTraveler
@timetraveler.bsky.social · Bluesky

I wonder why they don't teach the "Mozart Effect" in our school systems?

Dec 27, 2024 View post →
Shoshana
@musicshosh.bsky.social · Bluesky

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky

Dec 4, 2024 · 5 likes · 1 share View post →
Everything's On Purpose
@heradasha.bsky.social · Bluesky

The Mozart effect was actually kind of debunked because basically people who made their babies listen to Mozart just had more money.

Nov 21, 2024 · 2 likes · 1 share View post →
Nan Josephson
@mcjosephson.bsky.social · Bluesky

I’m on a Mozart binge now. I just heard about the Mozart Effect and decided to get on the Mozart train. I play the piano, so gonna play a little Mozart too. Also reading the book “Catching Mozart.”

Nov 18, 2024 View post →
Wanda B. Olive
@wandabolive.bsky.social · Bluesky

We enjoyed “The Mozart Effect” when our daughter was very young. We participated in a church where there was an organist who was classically trained. Her father was a musician and balladeer so there was always music around her. As she grew older, she often went to sleep to Disney tunes.

Oct 21, 2024 · 1 like View post →
MaxBenign
@maxbenign.bsky.social · Bluesky

Oh but they have a vast knowledge of classical music ("The Mozart Effect" and Bach For Bathtime CDs)

Oct 20, 2024 View post →
Sara
@contrabassic.bsky.social · Bluesky

it’s the mozart effect

Oct 13, 2024 · 2 likes View post →
Ira Hyman
@irahyman.bsky.social · Bluesky

I’m asked this in cognitive classes sometimes. I have used some of the research debunking the Mozart effect when teaching stats — as an example but one that may matter to students.

Mar 19, 2024 · 1 like View post →
Jonathan Jarry
@jonathanjarry.bsky.social · Bluesky

"It’s called the Mozart effect, and both researchers and journalists are to blame for the creation of this legend." Also: Philip Glass was unduly demonized by scientists! www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...

Mar 8, 2024 · 3 likes View post →
Dalia
@90ghorab.bsky.social · Bluesky

The return of the Mozart effect | Synchronised minds psmag.com/news/for-epi...

Feb 5, 2024 View post →
Chris
@chrisdeleon.bsky.social · Bluesky

they were the ones who were playing Mozart at their pregnant bellies hoping for the "Mozart effect" from a runaway misunderstanding of the 1993 research by Rauscher, Shaw, and Ky, they're to blame for its deep primal appeal so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Jan 7, 2024 · 4 likes View post →
Leonie Krempien
@leoniekrempien.bsky.social · Bluesky

If anyone likes to edit Wikipedia in their spare time, fyi the "Classical Music" article is STILL overly credulous about the "Mozart Effect". In fact, it takes up its entire "Education" chapter.

Oct 14, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share View post →
D. J. Hicks
@danhicks.bsky.social · Bluesky

Something like: Figuring out scope is a kind of extrapolation, from sample to (unknown) population. Following Steel, extrapolation is often done by comparing mechanisms between the two sides of the extrapolation. Eg, scoping the "Mozart Effect" would benefit from looking at mechanisms.

Sep 24, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share View post →
MemoryLab
@MemoryLabHQ · X

Specifically, the original study found subjects' spatial reasoning skills to be superior opposed to the control group. However, even these effects failed to replicate in subsequent studies. #MozartEffect Source: https://t.co/DNdXWMrmRT #BrainFood #AdaptiveEducation #funfact https://t.co/ZPmVyDlHxr

Aug 19, 2023 · 2 likes · 66 followers View post →
Joachim Vandekerckhove
@joachim.cidlab.com · Bluesky

Yes -- the Mozart effect Feest uses as an example is effectively a (minimal) theory that binds multiple studies together

Jul 30, 2023 · 1 like View post →
Nick Byrd, Ph.D.
@byrdnick.com · Bluesky

PLOS ONE: "Two Randomized Trials [fail to reproduce the #Mozart effect]:" (#psychology #music #parenting) http://fb.me/2zEjTpQu5

Dec 15, 2013 View post →
Nick Byrd, Ph.D.
@byrdnick.com · Bluesky

PLOS ONE: "Two Randomized Trials [fail to reproduce the #Mozart effect]:" (#psychology #music #parenting) http://buff.ly/1bBRs83

Dec 14, 2013 View post →
Cristina Prasso
@criprasso.bsky.social · Bluesky

Muting the Mozart effect (ovvero: da oggi le mucche del Wisconsin possono ascoltare pure i Rammstein)

Dec 14, 2013 View post →