What are the effects of classical music on cognitive development?
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The expert determines the effects of classical music on cognitive development.
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Actually, there has been much research on the so called "Mozart Effect."
The basic concepts are these:
Classical and Baroque music increase the amount of serotonin in the brain
These forms of music assist in basic memory functions.
There is a distinction between reasoning and memory here.
The Mozart Effect increases understanding of certain skills like spatial-temporal reasoning.
Short and long term memory both positively affected.
Roughly 60 beats per minute (positively) affects how we think. This seems to be the best beat for our brains to work and to increase both serotonin production and memory.
There is strong evidence that all mammals are wired to respond positively to music (but the classical models are the most evocative of all the types. In other words, we can work and ...
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