Episodes

Is the Mozart effect real?

June 8, 2018

Research Articles:

Rauscher, F. H., Shaw, G. L., & Ky, K. N. (1993) Music and spatial task performance. Nature, 365(6447). 611. doi:10.1038/365611a0

Nantais, K. M., & Schellenberg, E. G. (1999). The Mozart effect: An artifact of preference. Psychological Science, 10(4), 370-373.

Thompson, W. F., Schellenberg, E. G., & Husain, G. (2001). Arousal, mood, and the Mozart effect. Psychological Science, 12(3), 248-251.

Pietschnig, J., Voracek, M., & Formann, A. K. (2010). Mozart effect-schmozart effect: A meta-analysis. Intelligence, 38, 314-323.

Bugos, J. A., Perlstein, W. M., McCrae, C. S., Brophy, T. S., & Bedenbaugh, P. H. (2007). Individualized piano instruction enahnces executive functioning and working memory in older adults. Aging and Mental Health, 11(14), 464-471.

Music Clips:

Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major K.448: I. Allegro con spirito (Mozart)

Adagio in G minor (Albinoni)

Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major K.448: II. Andante (Mozart)