The Mozart Effect-Brain Power Music

This universal language is one of the tools that shape the emotional dimension in humans. We can say that this language, which affects emotions and thoughts, has different effects on many things. At a time when the effect of music on the brain is still not fully resolved, new research offers remarkable methods. In this article, I would like to talk about these methods created by the Mozart Effect and to explain what kind of results the studies carried out under the Mozart Effect had.

Who is Mozart?

Wolgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg. Mozart, one of the most important composers of Western Classical Music, started to show his skills when he was just 5 years old. His ability to play the piano and violin at an early age enabled him to compose. He has become one of the most important classical composers of all time with his contribution to the development of western music.

For the concept known as the Mozart Effect, firstly, “You must listen to Mozart for the development of intelligence. Even your unborn baby can listen to Mozart so he can be smarter.” has been called. It has been emphasized in studies that listening to Mozart's K.448 sonata has a great effect on IQ. Of course, it was also thought that these allegations could arise due to a commercial purpose. The situation that led to this thought was that after the work put forward to increase the IQ level, the sales of many DVDs and CDs, especially Mozart sonatas, peaked.

In an experiment conducted with 36 students at the University of California, it was claimed that students solved problems very easily after listening to Mozart. Thus, it has been stated that it makes mental skills more effective than it is even for a short time. According to the doctors who conducted this study, it was claimed that there was an increase in the IQ of the students. Thus, classical music, which was one of the pioneering activities in the development of intelligence, especially in which Mozart's sonatas took place, began to become popular.

The reason why the Mozart Effect is popular today is that many studies are still being carried out on this subject. In order to prove the existence of Mozart's effect on activities, as always, studies were carried out on mice. According to this research, a student named David Merell claimed that the mice that he listened to Mozart in a labyrinth formed by three groups of mice in his laboratory experiment finished 8.5 minutes earlier than the others.

According to the latest study among many other studies, it has been revealed that listening to Mozart is seen as an alternative method for the treatment of epilepsy patients. Studies indicating that Mozart had a positive effect in the treatment of epilepsy were presented in detail at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) Congress. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that affects more than 50 million people worldwide, resulting from an unusual electro-chemical discharge of nerve cells in the brain. Although the drug method is usually used for treatment, unfortunately this is only effective for 70 percent of people. Although surgery, neurostimulation and diets are among the other treatment methods, methods to prevent seizures do not work for the remaining 30 percent.

In the study, researchers had 13 epilepsy patients listen to Mozart every day for three months. In this process, they did not experience any disruption in their medication. Dr. “Our results showed that daily listening to the first movement of Mozart K.448 is associated with reducing the frequency of seizures in adults with epilepsy. This suggests that daily listening to Mozart could be considered as a complementary treatment option to reduce seizures in individuals with epilepsy.” said.

According to research, the only thing that can make the Mozart Effect true is that the rhythms in Mozart's music provide a relaxing feature for patients. The tempo, structure, melody and harmony of Mozart's music played an active role in this regard. The accuracy of these reports will only be seen after many studies to be done