Mozart can make you smarter

Have you ever desired to be smarter? , have you ever tried strange methods in order to pass a very difficult test? Well some studies around the world claim that by listening to Mozart’ sonatas a person might be able to increase his or her intelligence. This phenomenon has been called the Mozart effect, but does this really work?

The term “Mozart effect” was first used by Dr. Alfred A Tomatis in his book Why Mozart, 1991 (pourquoi Mozart) in which is described how he used Mozart’s music to enhance brain development. Eventually, the effect became world spread and very popular especially between parents, some of them may think that exposing their babies to Mozart sonatas will make them smarter.   

However, several researchers have proved that the effect is limited to spatial ability only and is temporal. A later study in 1993 carried out by the researchers Rausher, Shaw, and Ky claimed that the effect of music lasts only 15 minutes, also there is no sign, from the experiments, of an increase in IQ, but in spatial intelligence scores only.

Although it is true that all kind of music affect us in some way, there is no prove that the Mozart effect affects people’s IQ, at least not for a long period of time and certainly not forever. Therefore, the popular idea that Mozart will make you smarter is not really true, but it corresponds to the lack of knowledge from people who use these method and people who offer it and sale it.