I spoke to Jasti Simmons of the Chronicle of Higher Education for about half an hour last week for her article Researcher Sees Digital-Music ‘Drug’ as Study Aid.
This article, though brief, reinforces the relevance of music. Though presented as “innovative”, the effects of music and sound on the human mind and body are anything but new: in fact it is that profound effect of music that touches us all so deeply. Music can cheer you up, excite you, help you achieve a meditative state, and even depress you. Research into the Mozart Effect as found on Einstein’s Dream even proves that music makes you smarter, as Ms. Simmons reveals:
Another student, Tracy Heffelman, listened to the piece Einstein’s Dream to overcome her math anxiety, and her worries about returning to college as an older student. “I listen to it with headphones on while I study for math, which I had not taken since high school and barely passed then,” she said. “When I sat down to take the test, the minute I looked at the numbers, I heard the song in my head. It was surreal at first because I knew every answer; I did not doubt myself.”
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