{"id":39463,"date":"2024-02-23T12:23:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T11:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ba8c95e3-b673-4b6c-9477-194dd1122c13"},"modified":"2024-02-23T12:52:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T11:52:02","slug":"the-mozart-effect-does-mozart-actually-make-you-smarter","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/the-mozart-effect-does-mozart-actually-make-you-smarter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mozart Effect: does Mozart actually make you smarter?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Professor James Goodwin\n <\/p>

Published: Friday, 23 February 2024 at 11:23 AM<\/p>

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We’ve all heard it said: <\/strong>Mozart<\/strong><\/a> makes babies smarter. But is that actually <\/em>true? Does listening to the symphonies<\/a>, sonatas<\/a> and concertos<\/a> of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart turn us into geniuses? Let’s look into the science behind listening and playing the music of Mozart \u2013 what does the research show?<\/strong><\/p>