Many of us have heard about the practice of playing classical music for pregnant women or infants. But why do we do it? Where did ...

A new systemic review has examined a dozen studies into the effect of Mozart’s music on epilepsy, finding the classical piano music may reduce the frequency of seizures. The review rekindles an idea ...

STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 2005--Scientists have discredited claims that listening to classical music enhances intelligence, yet this so-called "Mozart Effect" has actually exploded ...

In 1993, three dozen college students filed into a lab in Irvine, Calif., to take part in an unusual experiment. The lead researcher, Frances Rauscher, a red-haired woman in her late 30s and a former ...

Five months after we are conceived, music begins to capture our attention and wire our brains for a lifetime of aural experience. At the other end of life, musical memories can be imprinted on the ...

Listening to classical music does not, in fact, make you smarter. The Mozart Effect has been debunked. But that study — undertaken in the 1990s with students who performed better on tests after ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Music is great, and ...

It's finally here. I've been waiting for this research for a long time. Have you ever heard of the Mozart Effect? The popular (and commercialized) version states that "listening to Mozart makes you ...