Mozart Effect and Its Clinical Applications: A Review.
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2015
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Abstract
Recent research efforts examining the effects on the brain of listening to music have discovered
that music, with specific characteristics, is able to improve cognitive and learning capacity. Recent
studies have demonstrated that music, in particular some musical compositions (such as those of
W. A. Mozart and J. S. Bach), has a notable role not only in cognitive disturbances, but also in the
treatment of several syndromes and diseases, either by rehabilitating or by stimulating cerebral
synaptic plasticity. The Mozart Effect was described for the first time in 1993. Subsequently, other
studies with similar designs were made. This review summarizes the recent scientific literature on
the Mozart Effect. More studies are needed, in order to define specific protocols in which music
helps clinicians in recuperating patients and in improving their quality of life.
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Music, Mozart effect, cognitive capacity, Pleiotropic effects, quality of life
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Verrusio W, Moscucci F, Cacciafesta M, Gueli N. Mozart Effect and Its Clinical Applications: A Review. British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research. 2015; 8(8): 639-650.