Posted on 09/18/2021 2:36:53 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Mozart's Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major K448 is known for its effects on cognition and other brain activity, but researchers are still seeking to understand why.
In this study, scientists played the piece for patients equipped with brain implant sensors to monitor the occurrence of IEDs - brief but harmful brain events suffered by epileptics between seizures.
They found IEDs decreased after 30 seconds of listening, with significant effects in parts of the brain associated with emotion.
When they compared the response to the structure of the work, they found the effects increased during transitions between longer musical phrases - ones that lasted 10 seconds or more.
Quon says the findings suggest that longer phrases may create a sense of anticipation - and then answer it in an unexpected way "creating a positive emotional response".
The so-called 'Mozart effect' has been the subject of research since scientists in 1993 claimed people who had listened to K448 for 10 minutes showed improved spatial reasoning skills.
Subsequent research has has tested K448's effects on various brain functions and disorders, including epilepsy.
But the authors said this is the first to break down observations based on the song's structure, which they described as "organized by contrasting melodic themes, each with its own underlying harmony".
As with previous studies, patients showed no change in brain activity when exposed to other auditory stimuli or pieces of music that were not K448 - even those from their preferred musical genres.
(Excerpt) Read more at sciencealert.com ...
Unlike RAP which the didn't test.
“Surprising since the more you listen to Mozart the more it all sounds alike.”
Speak for yourself.
i noticed a little difference when listening to it...cant pinpoint the difference but it was slightly noticeable
I play piano as a hobby, been doing it a long time. It’s one thing to be able to play that, it takes an insane amount of practice for years that I wouldn’t even begin to attempt but to write it? I can’t even begin to comprehend how, and he pumped these out like handing out candy. Just unbelievable genius, he must have heard it in his head and literally wrote it out like taking dictation.
RAP (and any other monotonously rhythmic music like Led Zeppelin Kashmir) would be more likely to cause a seizure, I would think.
I am willing to experiment with this
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21689988/
maybe it will keep strokes away
“These patients listened to Mozart K.448 for 8 minutes once a day before bedtime for 6 months”
But it caused people to dress in severe uniforms and hunt people down.
The people that can hear a song and play it astound me . I have a passing acquaintance with someone that can do it.
Not someone that you would think is a mental genius..but he sure can play
Oh yeah. I get migraines and i can’t listen to rap. But Mozart is heaven.
maybe you get the same effect from some forms of jazz
the ones where everyone is playing everything at the same time
He used a lot of the same riffs over and over again just putting a slightly different twist on them.
For instance, some choir directors use a vocal exercise that goes “Me My Me My Mo”. Mozart uses similar notes in both Figaro and Abduction from the Seraglio.
And NB that K448 has phrases which begin with the same two notes which he uses in Eine Kleine Nacthmusik.
That said, Old Ben can’t play any instrument, can’t read music, and hasn’t been in a choir for half a century. So I do defer to actual FR musical experts.
Maybe, but those uniforms were sharp.
There is a the relaxing way to listen to Wagner.
Wagner Magic Fire Music (Reversed)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EbFbpZzWEs
I wouldn't take anything Qanon says seriously: "Trust the Plan", "Trust Sessions", "Trust Mozart" …
And a lot of cartoons.
maybe people with alzheimers should give it a try
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1053810015001130
The Mozart Effect: A quantitative EEG study
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