Music and Concentration

There is much research done on the effects of music on living things. At the University of California, Irvine, Dr. Frances Rauscher conducted an experiment, which would research the effects of music on rats. Carefully separating rats into three groups in three different auditoriums, she began her research. While one group listened to the complex melodies of Mozart, the other group was subjected to the repetitive music of Philip Glass. A control group was used. Dr. Rauscher raised these rats from birth to maturity, while they spent 16 hours a day in their auditoriums. Finally, they were ready for a test. It was remarkably revealed that the rats entertained by Mozart were twice as intelligent as the control group, while the group forced to listen to repetitive music failed miserably in the test, which was a maze. Since all mammalian brains respond similarly, what is true for rats may be true for humans. This may explain why music helps people to concentrate.

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