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Music Research -- Link to Brain
While the first evidence of music can be traced to cave paintings that date back 70,000 years, researchers are working hard to find out how music can transform our moods and mind. In this article, we present some research that may interest you.
Great Composers and Mathematics
Many great composers love mathematics. When Mozart discovered the subject before his sixth birthday, it is described that the house suddenly erupted with figures scribbled on every bit of space -- walls, floors, tables and chairs.
Music and Mathematics
Pythagoras (a mathematician of ancient Greece) and his followers discovered that all music could be understood as numbers and mathematical ratios.
It Helps in Education
When put to test, music was shown to be a powerful educational tool. In one research conducted at the University of California at Irvine, researchers studied children aged three to four years. 33 students were divided into two groups. Over the course of eight months, the first group was given a variety of music lessons while the other group got none at all. At the end of the experiment, the music students scored 80 percent higher on an object assembly test -- putting together a set of jigsaw puzzles as fast of possible. This kind of test would later be useful in mathematics and engineering.
Mozart and IQ
In another music therapy research at the same centre, researchers found that children who listened to Mozart's Sonata in D for two pianos experienced an increase in their IQ tests by as much as nine points. Researchers were surprised because these children were exposed to only 10 minutes of Mozart.
Music and Brain
Researchers also believe that steady tempo of Baroque music parallels the brain's wavelength when the brain is in a state of "relaxed alertness." This is the receptive state for learning. Nowadays, music is often used in accelerated learning courses for students studying language and mathematics.
Scientists found that listening to or playing music involves the left, right, front and back of the brain. This explains why people can learn and retain information better when listening to music.
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