They found that listening to Mozart, especially on a daily basis, led to a significant reduction in epileptic seizures, and also to a reduced frequency of abnormal brain activities in epileptic patients called interictal epileptiform discharges, which are commonly seen in epileptic patients.
These effects occurred after a single listening session and were maintained after a prolonged period of treatment. Gianluca Sesso said "This isn't the first such review of the effect of Mozart's music on epilepsy, but there has been a flow of new research in the last few years, so it was time to stand back and look at the overall picture. The design of the studies varies, for example some people look at a single listening session, others at daily listening sessions, so it's not easy to form a conclusion.
Epilepsy is surprisingly common, affecting just under 1 person in a hundred worldwide. This means that it has significant social and personal costs. The original studies on the Mozart Effect used the sonata for 2 pianos, K, and this has remained the music most used in studies.
The K piano sonata has also been shown to have an effect. To replicate the effect, Mehr and colleagues designed a second study that recruited 45 parents and children, half of whom received music training, and half of whom received no training. Just as in the first study, Mehr said, there was no evidence that music training offered any cognitive benefit.
Even when the results of both studies were pooled to allow researchers to compare the effect of music training, visual arts training, and no training, there was no sign that any group outperformed the others. While the results suggest studying music may not be a shortcut to educational success, Mehr said there is still substantial value in music education.
We do it because we believe Shakespeare is important. Music says something about what it means to be human, and it would be crazy not to teach this to our children. The study was supported by funding from the Dana Foundation, and inspired by the work of William Safire. With some predicting the demise of the smartphone, Professor Woodward Yang spoke to the Gazette about near and far prospects in personal tech. It might be doomed. Contrary to popular opinion, research finds no cognitive benefits to musical training.
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