"A recent study has found that Mozart's music does not have a positive effect on epilepsy patients, contradicting previous claims that it could alleviate symptoms."

The study on the effects of music on memory was published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

"Recent research has found no reliable evidence to support the claim that Mozart's music, including his Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, has a beneficial effect on cognitive performance or epilepsy symptoms, contradicting the idea of the Mozart Effect."

Mozart's music is considered beneficial for therapy and cognitive performance, as supported by the concept of "The Mozart Effect", which suggests that listening to his music can temporarily improve mental performance.

The effects of classical music can last for several hours or days, improving mood, behavior, and cognitive function.

Classical music, such as Mozart's, is suggested to improve mental abilities and productivity.

Music, particularly classical music from composers like Mozart and Beethoven, can have a positive impact on concentration and productivity.

The University of Bern led a study on the effect of classical music, analyzing audience members' reactions to different musical styles.

The research results on the effect of playing the piano on cognitive abilities were published in Scientific Reports.

The University of Bern study had 132 participants, who were analyzed across three concerts with the same repertoire.

Classical music, especially Mozart's, is believed to have a positive impact on cognitive performance and productivity, supporting the concept of the Mozart Effect.

The Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation funded research on the Mozart effect and its impact on memory in patients with cognitive impairment.

A study on the effect of playing the piano on cognitive abilities was published in Scientific Reports, finding that classes on this musical instrument contribute to improving the processing of information by the brain and raise mood.

"A recent study has found that Mozart's music does not have a positive effect on epilepsy patients, contradicting previous claims that it could alleviate symptoms."

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According to the authors of the work, they could not find evidence of the above theory.
In the past, it was believed that Mozart ’ s music had many positive effects on a person, for example, it increases the intelligence of the fetus if a pregnant woman listened to it.
Recently, a number of studies have shown that KV448 sonata alleviates symptoms in patients with epilepsy.
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The beneficial effects of music on memory may depend on how it is listened to

The initial results of the study of the 'Mozart effect' on neurodegeneration show that listening to classical music in the background has no benefits for learning
The research has been carried out with people experiencing mild cognitive impairment, and it did find individual differences when listening to 'high-arousal' music

Listening to 'high-arousal' music could have a positive effect on memory for people who are accustomed to using music as an emotional regulator (Image: Clem Onojeghuo, Unsplash)

Given the lack of effective treatments to counteract cognitive impairment, background music has traditionally been proposed as a possible therapeutic alternative for improving memory-related tasks. Its effect has long been the focus of debate, but this relationship has now been found to be possibly determined by new interindividual parameters, which means that it may be more complex than was previously thought. This is shown by research led by Marco Calabria, a researcher in the Cognitive Neurolab group of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), who is now considering new experiments.

The initial results of the Mozart effect and memory in patients with cognitive impairment (MEM-COG) study, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, suggest that listening to background classical music while performing memory tasks neither improves nor impairs learning levels among people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, listening to more 'high-arousal' music was found to have a possible positive effect on people who are accustomed to using music as an emotional regulator in their everyday lives, which suggests there is potential for further hypotheses and research.

The study, which has been published as open access in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, was carried out with patients at the neuropsychology unit of Barcelona's Hospital de Sant Pau, and involved researchers at the hospital, Montreal's Concordia University and Madrid's Gregorio Marañón Health Research Institute.

There is no universal effect

"We found no general impact concerning the effect of music in terms of whether it had positive or negative effects on learning in cases of MCI, but we did find that it would be modulated for each individual. If people regularly use music as an emotional regulator in their daily life, such as to help them remain calm or for company, they will find it easier to obtain further benefits from music when they have to learn something new," explained Calabria, who has a PhD in Psychobiology.

The subjects of the study were people with mild amnestic cognitive impairment, i.e. they have memory problems as a result of an onset of neurodegeneration that is more specific in the parts of the brain dealing with aspects of learning and memory. The experiments consisted of observing 24 photographs of human faces. Participants were instructed to memorize them, and 10 minutes later, they were asked to look at a new series containing the previous 24 images and 24 new ones, in order to attempt to identify the ones that they had already seen.

A classical choice

The first test was performed with the subjects listening to classical music in the information consolidation phase but not in the recovery phase, while in the second exercise it was repeated with the auditory stimulus during both phases. However, no significant differences were observed in terms of results.

Classical music was used in these exercises because "it's a type of music that falls between relaxing and arousing, and has proven to be the most effective for enhancing memory". Furthermore, the fact that it is instrumental reduces the interference (that can come from lyrics) with the content that the participants have to learn in the memory task.

A ray of light

However, Calabria's team wanted to carry out a third experiment using popular music which was considered arousing rather than relaxing, and after a preliminary study, they used an instrumental version of Un rayo de sol (A ray of light), by the group Los Diablos. In that experiment, according to Calabria, the results suggested that "the use of music as a strategy for mood regulation is associated with better performance in memory tasks."

Ongoing research

This finding opens up the possibility of further research to continue exploring the role of interindividual preferences and attitudes towards music among patients with MCI. The group plans to continue the project until late 2024.

During this time, it will investigate whether background music could be more useful in other cognitive domains, such as in attention and concentration in patients with Parkinson's disease. The experiments will also involve the use of a new infrared spectroscopy device in the Neuro Lab, one of the recently opened new laboratories at the UOC, which will show the activation at the cerebral level while cognitive processes are taking place. This will help to determine whether or not there are any alterations in the brain's modulation, in which areas this takes place, and whether it depends on the type of person studied, regardless of the level of response to music.

In overall terms, this will help to find a type of marker which determines the people most likely to benefit from music in cognitive tasks. "The more we know about how background music shapes cognitive processes, the better the use we can make of music as a therapeutic tool in cognitive stimulation," concluded Calabria, an expert in the study of cognitive processes and a member of teaching staff on the UOC's Master's Degree in Neuropsychology.

This research project receives funding from the Ministry of Science and Innovation of the Government of Spain, and contributes to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 3, Good health and well-being.

Reference article:

Calabria, Marco et al. 'Background Music and Memory in Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Role of Interindividual Differences'. 1 Jan. 2023: 815 – 829. DOI: 10.3233/JAD-221051

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Does music help you concentrate? Since we spend a lot of time in front of computers trying to finish our work, wouldn’t it be nice to listen to some of music to help concentrate? Well, music lovers, it seems like Mozart and Beethoven could actually help you with your productivity. Beethoven once said: «Music is where the spirit lives, thinks and invents.»

This relationship between music and the brain is an area that has been intensively explored in research. Many studies point to the ability of music to help employees be more productive and help children in their learning process more effectively. University research in France found that students who listened to music for an hour while reading, scored significantly higher on a questionnaire compared to a group of students who read without music.

Your attention span is better when listening to music

It seems that music for concentration puts students in a heightened emotional state, so that they can be more receptive to information. «It is possible that music causes a change in the learning environment and influenced students’ motivation to stay focused while reading, which led to better performance on a multiple-choice questionnaire,» concluded the french research team in a recent article.

But before you start playing any type, you have to find the music that works better for the type of work you are trying to carry do. For example, the classic from the Baroque period is said to do wonders for brain activity when you are studying or writing. But not all classical music is created equal, so dramatic changes and complicated fugue changes may not be as conducive as a smooth piano piece. So if you have to choose a composer, we would say Mozart. There seems to be evidence that Mozart’s improves mental performance: it is called «The Mozart Effect”.

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If you don’t like classical, the discreet sound found in ambient music may work well for you instead. What is the purpose of this if you are not at the airport, you ask? Well, for creative purposes, it’s better than emptiness and silence. According to one of its pioneers, musician Brian Eno: “Background music must be able to accommodate many levels of attention when listening, without forcing one in particular. It must be as ignorable as it is interesting ”.

In fact, researchers have shown that a moderate level of noise, such as that found in the environment, can actually get creative juices flowing. Music with especially low-lows or especially high-highs should be avoided. Certain types of jazz instrumental melodies can also get your brain working.

Music without lyrics

In general, if you are doing work that requires writing, you should avoid listening to music with lyrics as the words in a song are especially destructive to your concentration. Since hearing words activates the brain’s language center, attempting to perform tasks related to another language would be like trying to have a conversation while someone else is speaking to you. But, if you are a cartoonist, and you don’t deal with sentence construction, hearing letters may not have the same effect.

Finally, studies show that listening to music you’re already familiar with may be better if you really need to focus. New songs take you into the unknown and your brain will want to listen closely to see what comes next. With the music you are familiar with you know what to expect, so it doesn’t distract you from your work. And if you like the tune you’re listening to try not to whistle it while you work, as that will only distract you.

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In 2023, an estimated 6.7 million Americans aged 65 and older have Alzheimer ’ s disease.
Dementia in the elderly is an incurable disease. It is easy for patients to become isolated, because they will feel isolated and helpless about their own uselessness, and they are used to being alone in order to avoid embarrassment.
In the latter stages, they often lose the ability to communicate with people around them.
It is very painful for the patients themselves and the caregivers and family members who care for them.
In recent years, it has been found that music therapy can intervene and make up for this lack of progress.
It also increases the patient ’ s engagement with the surrounding environment and reduces many neurological symptoms, such as anxiety, depression, and unexplained tantrums.
In other words, when people with dementia are unable to connect with their loved ones, that is, when they are unable to speak their language, music is the last bridge to interact with each other.
Q1: Do people with dementia have special feelings about music?
A1: According to nearly a decade of research by the Department of Neurology at Northwestern University, it has been found that even though people with dementia lose language and other memories, memories related to music often remain in the brain.
This is because areas of the brain involved in musical memory (e.g., the cerebellum) are not affected until late in the disease process.
Familiar music can help people with dementia recover certain aspects of their memory, make them feel calm, and greatly improve their mood.
Q2: Why do people with dementia remember their favorite songs?
A2: Although suffering from severe dementia, it means that a person has very little memory of their past.
Even if you can ’ t remember your son ’ s name, familiar songs that you ’ ve heard and sung will always come to mind.
Q3: In addition to music, is listening to the radio good for elderly people with dementia?
A3: In fact, the radio can not only provide good music, but also play emotional dialogue, which can truly relieve the loneliness of the dementia patient and bring comfort and peace.
Q4: How do people with dementia react to music?
A4: According to the research of clinical psychiatrists, it is found that people with dementia who are generally slow to respond to music, especially to their favorite music.
Hearing a familiar concert naturally shows a pleasant response, such as smiling or moving your body or even starting to dance.
And it seems to produce a unique and powerful stimulus response to familiar music that awakens the patient ’ s past personal and social connections.
In theory, if music can evoke memories, it may also help patients evoke other memories or related memories of that period.
In several studies, it has been consistently found that music tends to evoke more positive and positive memories from life than other clues.
Q5: Can music also prevent cognitive decline?
A5: Playing and listening to music can help slow the decline of cognitive function in older adults, according to a new study in Medical Journal Today.
Active note vibrations increase gray matter in certain areas of the brain and increase the plasticity of brain cells. Although music does not reverse or prevent brain cell shrinkage due to aging, it can slow cognitive decline.
Q6: What kind of music is most helpful?
A6: Studies have proved that classical music is the best choice.
The International Institute of Science calls this phenomenon the "Mozart effect."
It is recommended to listen to classical music such as Mozart, Bach, Beethoven and other famous composers.
Classical music seems to move the brain more easily than other music, is best suited for concentration, and is more able to produce substantial effects in absorbing new information.
Q7: Do musicians suffer from dementia?
A7: According to the International Institute of Science, a study of twins reported that musicians have a 64% lower risk of developing mild cognitive impairment or dementia.
The analysis of two other studies found that musicians had an average 59% lower risk of dementia.
Training and performance, which can be attributed to music, stimulates the brain and improves its ability to respond to the outside world.
Q8: Which organ is most stimulated by music?
A8: Although most activities such as visual art, computing, and language are mainly only half of the brain.
But music is one of the few that can pass through the auditory nerve and stimulate neurons on both sides of the brain at the same time.
Q9: How does music react in the brain?
A9: Music can promote the production of hormones dopamine and serotonin in the brain.
These are neurotransmitters that increase the sense of pleasure and ease.
There is also the so-called love hormone - oxytocin.
At the same time, research evidence shows that music can help reduce levels of the stress hormone cortisol, instantly relieving feelings of anxiety and depression.
Q10: How long does the music last?
A10: It ’ s a concern that in people with dementia, music can improve mood, behavior, and in some cases cognitive function, which, according to the Clinical Psychiatric Society, lasts for hours or even days after the music stops.
Q11: Can people without dementia benefit from music?
A11: A recent study suggests that playing an instrument and actively listening to music can help slow cognitive decline in people aged 62-78.
This study once again determined that musical activity increases the gray matter in many areas of the brain. Gray matter is an essential nerve tissue in the brain and spinal cord.
In particular, it plays an important role in psychology, memory, mood and movement. The increase in gray matter also increases the plasticity of the brain ’ s nerves – the brain ’ s ability to reconnect itself, which is important for learning cognition and memory preservation.
In addition to actively playing music, the 2023 study also showed that long-term music training, regardless of the age of the participants, can bring potential functional benefits to the brain and help keep the brain young and slow down aging.
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Nothing feels quite like the shared experience of hearing live music in a room full of other people. But new research is demonstrating how that experience may go far beyond how we feel, by showing how physiological processes can sync up across audience members at a classical music concert.

The study, led by Wolfgang Tschacher from the University of Bern in Switzerland, analyzed 132 audience members across three concerts given by string quintets in Berlin, Germany. The repertoire was the same across all the concerts: Beethoven’s Op. 104 in C minor, a piece called Epitaphs by contemporary Australian composer Brett Dean, and Johannes Brahms’ Op. 111 in G major. Each piece represents a different musical style.

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Before and after each concert, the participants were asked to complete questionnaires about their personality traits and mood. During the performance, they wore wearable sensors to measure their heart rate, breathing, and the electrical conductivity of their skin, which is a measure of excitement.

As well as this, the researchers had cameras trained on the audience from above to monitor the participants’ movements.

The hypothesis was that all of these physiological parameters would synchronize across the participants as they experienced the music, and that there would be some association with the listeners’ personality traits. This kind of synchronization has been observed in humans during social interactions, and previous research had hinted that listening to music would have the same effect, but this was one of the first projects to study this effect specifically in concert audiences.

In their paper, the authors write that “substantial evidence of physiological and movement synchrony between audience members was found.” The greatest level of synchronization was in breathing rates, although all of the physiological parameters were affected apart from patterns of inhaling and exhaling. Body movements were also synchronized, despite the fact that the audience members were seated in dimmed lighting and distanced from each other due to COVID protocols in place at the time.

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When they looked at the personality questionnaire date, the team found that those who scored more highly for agreeableness or openness were more likely to become synchronized with their fellow audience members, while the opposite was true for those with more neurotic or extroverted traits. This makes sense when you consider that traits of agreeableness and openness are often associated with people who are sociable and trusting of others.

The authors suggested that extroverted people could be placing more emphasis on the social experience of being with people, rather than the music itself, possibly explaining why they were less likely to synchronize.

There were some limitations to the data collection because the researchers prioritized comfort over the quality of the information gathered – a fair trade-off since the participants had to sit through an entire concert wearing a selection of sensors. However, the authors do note that this compromised some of the data, particularly that of heart rate. They suggest that future research could partially correct these issues with more careful placement of the wearables.

Music has long been an essential feature of humanity. It evokes memories; it can change the physical structure of our brains; and although tales of it leading to madness are apocryphal, it can certainly transport us to another time and place. When we experience music alongside other people, its effects are magnified and shared – as this research demonstrates, at least for some of us, in a very real way.

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Content: Scientists from the University of Bath have discovered the effect of playing the piano on cognitive abilities.
It turned out that classes on this musical instrument contribute to improving the processing of information by the brain and raise mood.
The findings of the work are reported in the journal Scientific Reports, reports Day.Az with reference to Gazeta.ru.
During the study, the researchers followed 31 adult participants for 11 weeks, who were divided into two groups: the first was engaged in music, and the second only listened to it.
The subjects in the first group were taught to play the piano for only one hour a week, and previously they had no musical experience.
Volunteers from the second group at this time listened to music or used it for homework.
The authors noticed that a few weeks after the start of the experiment, people ’ s ability to process multisensory information (visual and audio) improved significantly.
In practice, this is useful for almost any type of activity, from driving a car to finding someone in a crowd or watching TV.
Thanks to music education, audiovisual processing of information has become more accurate in performing other tasks.
Those who received piano lessons performed better in appropriate trials, in which they were asked to determine whether sound and visual "events" occurred simultaneously.
In addition, such participants had reduced manifestations of depression, anxiety and stress.
Experts believe that music classes can be useful for people with mental disorders, so in the future they plan to conduct more research on this topic.

The University of Bern study had 132 participants, who were analyzed across three concerts with the same repertoire.

Classical music, especially Mozart's, is believed to have a positive impact on cognitive performance and productivity, supporting the concept of the Mozart Effect.

The Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation funded research on the Mozart effect and its impact on memory in patients with cognitive impairment.

A study on the effect of playing the piano on cognitive abilities was published in Scientific Reports, finding that classes on this musical instrument contribute to improving the processing of information by the brain and raise mood.


"A recent study has found that Mozart's music does not have a positive effect on epilepsy patients, contradicting previous claims that it could alleviate symptoms."

The study on the effects of music on memory was published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

The study on the effects of music on memory was published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, with the specific article titled 'Background Music and Memory in Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Role of Interindividual Differences' by Calabria et al. in 2023.

The study on the effects of music on memory was published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, which found that listening to personally meaningful music can lead to beneficial brain plasticity in patients with mild cognitive impairment or early Alzheimer's disease.

"Recent research has found no reliable evidence to support the claim that Mozart's music, including his Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, has a beneficial effect on cognitive performance or epilepsy symptoms, contradicting the idea of the Mozart Effect."

Mozart's music is considered beneficial for therapy and cognitive performance, as supported by the concept of "The Mozart Effect", which suggests that listening to his music can temporarily improve mental performance.

Classical music, especially that of Mozart and Bach, has been proven to have therapeutic benefits, including reducing heart rate, relieving tension, and improving cognitive performance.

Mozart and Beethoven's music is considered beneficial for concentration and productivity, which is related to the concept of the Mozart Effect.

The effects of classical music can last for several hours or days, improving mood, behavior, and cognitive function.

Classical music, such as Mozart's, is suggested to improve mental abilities and productivity.

Classical music, particularly Mozart's compositions, is suggested to improve mental abilities due to the phenomenon known as 'The Mozart Effect'.

"Classical music is suggested to improve mental abilities, as supported by the concept of the Mozart Effect."

"Classical music, as suggested by the concept of the Mozart Effect, is a genre of music that is often associated with improving mental abilities, although the provided study did not find significant differences in terms of results."

Classical music is suggested to improve mental abilities.

Music, particularly classical music from composers like Mozart and Beethoven, can have a positive impact on concentration and productivity.

"Music can have a positive impact on concentration and productivity, with studies showing that it can improve attention span, receptivity to information, and overall performance."

Mozart's music is believed to have a positive effect on concentration and productivity due to its ability to improve mental performance.

"Music, particularly without lyrics and with moderate noise levels, can positively impact concentration and productivity by stimulating creative thinking and accommodating various levels of attention."

"Music can positively impact concentration and productivity, especially when listening to familiar music without lyrics, as it minimizes distraction and allows for better focus."

The University of Bern led a study on the effect of classical music, analyzing audience members' reactions to different musical styles.

The research results on the effect of playing the piano on cognitive abilities were published in Scientific Reports.

The research results on the Mozart Effect were published in Scientific Reports, indicating that the myth about Mozart's music alleviating epilepsy symptoms has been dispelled due to lack of reliable evidence.

The research results were published in Scientific Reports.

The research results were published in Scientific Reports, as stated in the source document.

The University of Bern study had 132 participants, who were analyzed across three concerts with the same repertoire.

A study at the University of Bern found that 132 audience members at a classical music concert experienced physical synchronization of physiological processes.

The University of Bern study had 132 audience members as participants.

Classical music, especially Mozart's, is believed to have a positive impact on cognitive performance and productivity, supporting the concept of the Mozart Effect.

Classical music, particularly Mozart's, has been found to have a therapeutic effect and can improve cognitive performance, according to the concept of "The Mozart Effect".

Classical music is associated with improved cognitive function and mental focus, and may have a therapeutic effect.

"Classical music has been found to have the greatest therapeutic effect according to scientists, with studies showing it can help slow cognitive decline and improve cognitive function."

Classical music, specifically Mozart, has been found to have a therapeutic effect on the brain, improving concentration and cognitive performance, as supported by the concept of the "Mozart effect".

Classical music promotes the production of dopamine and serotonin in the brain, which are neurotransmitters that increase the sense of pleasure and ease.

The Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation funded research on the Mozart effect and its impact on memory in patients with cognitive impairment.

The Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation funded the research on the effects of music on memory, which aims to understand how background music shapes cognitive processes and can be used as a therapeutic tool in cognitive stimulation.

A study on the effect of playing the piano on cognitive abilities was published in Scientific Reports, finding that classes on this musical instrument contribute to improving the processing of information by the brain and raise mood.

A study on the effects of Mozart's music on epilepsy was published in Scientific Reports, finding no reliable evidence of a beneficial effect.

The study on classical music was published in Scientific Reports.

"A recent study has found that Mozart's music does not have a positive effect on epilepsy patients, contradicting previous claims that it could alleviate symptoms."

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The results of the study are presented in the journal Scientific Reports.
According to the authors of the work, they could not find evidence of the above theory.
In the past, it was believed that Mozart ’ s music had many positive effects on a person, for example, it increases the intelligence of the fetus if a pregnant woman listened to it.
Recently, a number of studies have shown that KV448 sonata alleviates symptoms in patients with epilepsy.
In their work, scientists analyzed these studies, as well as other scientific literature.
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The initial results of the study of the 'Mozart effect' on neurodegeneration show that listening to classical music in the background has no benefits for learning
The research has been carried out with people experiencing mild cognitive impairment, and it did find individual differences when listening to 'high-arousal' music

Listening to 'high-arousal' music could have a positive effect on memory for people who are accustomed to using music as an emotional regulator (Image: Clem Onojeghuo, Unsplash)

Given the lack of effective treatments to counteract cognitive impairment, background music has traditionally been proposed as a possible therapeutic alternative for improving memory-related tasks. Its effect has long been the focus of debate, but this relationship has now been found to be possibly determined by new interindividual parameters, which means that it may be more complex than was previously thought. This is shown by research led by Marco Calabria, a researcher in the Cognitive Neurolab group of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), who is now considering new experiments.

The initial results of the Mozart effect and memory in patients with cognitive impairment (MEM-COG) study, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, suggest that listening to background classical music while performing memory tasks neither improves nor impairs learning levels among people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, listening to more 'high-arousal' music was found to have a possible positive effect on people who are accustomed to using music as an emotional regulator in their everyday lives, which suggests there is potential for further hypotheses and research.

The study, which has been published as open access in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, was carried out with patients at the neuropsychology unit of Barcelona's Hospital de Sant Pau, and involved researchers at the hospital, Montreal's Concordia University and Madrid's Gregorio Marañón Health Research Institute.

There is no universal effect

"We found no general impact concerning the effect of music in terms of whether it had positive or negative effects on learning in cases of MCI, but we did find that it would be modulated for each individual. If people regularly use music as an emotional regulator in their daily life, such as to help them remain calm or for company, they will find it easier to obtain further benefits from music when they have to learn something new," explained Calabria, who has a PhD in Psychobiology.

The subjects of the study were people with mild amnestic cognitive impairment, i.e. they have memory problems as a result of an onset of neurodegeneration that is more specific in the parts of the brain dealing with aspects of learning and memory. The experiments consisted of observing 24 photographs of human faces. Participants were instructed to memorize them, and 10 minutes later, they were asked to look at a new series containing the previous 24 images and 24 new ones, in order to attempt to identify the ones that they had already seen.

A classical choice

The first test was performed with the subjects listening to classical music in the information consolidation phase but not in the recovery phase, while in the second exercise it was repeated with the auditory stimulus during both phases. However, no significant differences were observed in terms of results.

Classical music was used in these exercises because "it's a type of music that falls between relaxing and arousing, and has proven to be the most effective for enhancing memory". Furthermore, the fact that it is instrumental reduces the interference (that can come from lyrics) with the content that the participants have to learn in the memory task.

A ray of light

However, Calabria's team wanted to carry out a third experiment using popular music which was considered arousing rather than relaxing, and after a preliminary study, they used an instrumental version of Un rayo de sol (A ray of light), by the group Los Diablos. In that experiment, according to Calabria, the results suggested that "the use of music as a strategy for mood regulation is associated with better performance in memory tasks."

Ongoing research

This finding opens up the possibility of further research to continue exploring the role of interindividual preferences and attitudes towards music among patients with MCI. The group plans to continue the project until late 2024.

During this time, it will investigate whether background music could be more useful in other cognitive domains, such as in attention and concentration in patients with Parkinson's disease. The experiments will also involve the use of a new infrared spectroscopy device in the Neuro Lab, one of the recently opened new laboratories at the UOC, which will show the activation at the cerebral level while cognitive processes are taking place. This will help to determine whether or not there are any alterations in the brain's modulation, in which areas this takes place, and whether it depends on the type of person studied, regardless of the level of response to music.

In overall terms, this will help to find a type of marker which determines the people most likely to benefit from music in cognitive tasks. "The more we know about how background music shapes cognitive processes, the better the use we can make of music as a therapeutic tool in cognitive stimulation," concluded Calabria, an expert in the study of cognitive processes and a member of teaching staff on the UOC's Master's Degree in Neuropsychology.

This research project receives funding from the Ministry of Science and Innovation of the Government of Spain, and contributes to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 3, Good health and well-being.

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Calabria, Marco et al. 'Background Music and Memory in Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Role of Interindividual Differences'. 1 Jan. 2023: 815 – 829. DOI: 10.3233/JAD-221051

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The study on the effects of music on memory was published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, with the specific article titled 'Background Music and Memory in Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Role of Interindividual Differences' by Calabria et al. in 2023.

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A new study shows that playing an instrument is especially good for older adults as it is associated with improved memory and executive function

The study showed that continuing to play into later life is linked to greater benefits. (Pexels)

It’s well-known that practicing or listening to music can reduce stress and improve mood. Now, a new study has found that playing an instrument is especially good for older adults as it is associated with better brain health.

For this study, researchers from the University of Exeter reviewed over 25,000 people’s musical experience and lifetime exposure to music, as well as results of cognitive testing, to find out whether playing instruments or singing helps to keep the brain sharp in later life, the university’s press statement explained.

Also read: How music can prevent cognitive decline

The findings, published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, showed that playing a musical instrument, particularly the piano, is associated with improved memory and executive function—the ability to solve complex tasks. Notably, continuing to play into later life is linked to greater benefits.

The study showed that singing also led to better brain health. However, this could also be because of the social factors of being part of a choir or group. In the statement, Amy Corbett, one of the study authors said the findings show that “promoting musical education would be a valuable part of public health initiatives to promote a protective lifestyle for brain health, as would encouraging older adults to return to music in later life.”

Corbett added that this approach could enable older adults to proactively reduce their risk and promote brain health.

Previous studies have also shown that engaging with music can improve the quality of life of older adults. For instance, a study published in NeuroImage: Reports in April 2023, discovered that music can help alter cognitive decline in healthy older adults by stimulating the production of grey matter. With age, brain plasticity, a process that involves adaptive structural and functional changes to the brain, decreases. But the study showed that practicing and listening to music can enhance brain plasticity and cognitive reserve.

A 2021 study conducted by researchers from the University of Toronto (U of T) and Unity Health Toronto found similar associations. The findings, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, showed that repeated listening to personally meaningful music leads to beneficial brain plasticity in patients with mild cognitive impairment or early Alzheimer's disease.

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Does music help you concentrate? Since we spend a lot of time in front of computers trying to finish our work, wouldn’t it be nice to listen to some of music to help concentrate? Well, music lovers, it seems like Mozart and Beethoven could actually help you with your productivity. Beethoven once said: «Music is where the spirit lives, thinks and invents.»

This relationship between music and the brain is an area that has been intensively explored in research. Many studies point to the ability of music to help employees be more productive and help children in their learning process more effectively. University research in France found that students who listened to music for an hour while reading, scored significantly higher on a questionnaire compared to a group of students who read without music.

Your attention span is better when listening to music

It seems that music for concentration puts students in a heightened emotional state, so that they can be more receptive to information. «It is possible that music causes a change in the learning environment and influenced students’ motivation to stay focused while reading, which led to better performance on a multiple-choice questionnaire,» concluded the french research team in a recent article.

But before you start playing any type, you have to find the music that works better for the type of work you are trying to carry do. For example, the classic from the Baroque period is said to do wonders for brain activity when you are studying or writing. But not all classical music is created equal, so dramatic changes and complicated fugue changes may not be as conducive as a smooth piano piece. So if you have to choose a composer, we would say Mozart. There seems to be evidence that Mozart’s improves mental performance: it is called «The Mozart Effect”.

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If you don’t like classical, the discreet sound found in ambient music may work well for you instead. What is the purpose of this if you are not at the airport, you ask? Well, for creative purposes, it’s better than emptiness and silence. According to one of its pioneers, musician Brian Eno: “Background music must be able to accommodate many levels of attention when listening, without forcing one in particular. It must be as ignorable as it is interesting ”.

In fact, researchers have shown that a moderate level of noise, such as that found in the environment, can actually get creative juices flowing. Music with especially low-lows or especially high-highs should be avoided. Certain types of jazz instrumental melodies can also get your brain working.

Music without lyrics

In general, if you are doing work that requires writing, you should avoid listening to music with lyrics as the words in a song are especially destructive to your concentration. Since hearing words activates the brain’s language center, attempting to perform tasks related to another language would be like trying to have a conversation while someone else is speaking to you. But, if you are a cartoonist, and you don’t deal with sentence construction, hearing letters may not have the same effect.

Finally, studies show that listening to music you’re already familiar with may be better if you really need to focus. New songs take you into the unknown and your brain will want to listen closely to see what comes next. With the music you are familiar with you know what to expect, so it doesn’t distract you from your work. And if you like the tune you’re listening to try not to whistle it while you work, as that will only distract you.

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Why do you think the Olympic competitions are held in silence (not counting the support of the fans)?
And all because music can really improve athletic performance.
The effect of music on the effectiveness of sports training has been studied for a long time, in the last 15 years there has been a cascade of research that has proven that music contributes to a range of psychological and psychophysical benefits that can contribute to improved athletic performance.
No wonder athletes prefer to train under their favorite tracks.
Under the music, the loads are perceived less intense, and the weights seem less heavy.
Music distracts people from pain and fatigue, improves mood, increases endurance.
Listening to music, people run farther, cycle longer, and swim faster than normal, often without realizing it.
This was written about ten years ago.
Kostas Karageorgis, one of the world ’ s leading experts on the psychology of music for exercise, wrote that music can be seen as “a type of legal performance-enhancing drug. ”
This is confirmed by another study by Norwegian scientists.
Especially for this study, students of the University of Music wrote a track (in the style of electronic or techno music), which was played at a normal pace, and then at a fast pace.
The experiment was conducted on young soldiers: 23 men and 17 women trained either in complete silence or to a completely new electronic music for them.
This study confirmed the assumptions of scientists: those who listened to music (no matter at a fast pace or normal), were more “charged ”, ready for competition, showed better results on the rowing simulator.
That is, listening to music before the competition can really improve the results.
The style of "techno" was also studied by researchers from the Australian National Institute in Canberra.
In their opinion, “techno ” improved memory, significantly increased the speed of thinking, helped to build associations faster and easier to endure heavy physical exertion.
And this music stimulates the release of dopamine in the brain, as if you have just eaten sweet and fatty foods.
Scientists believe that this helps reduce anxiety.
No, we are not asking you to change your musical preferences!
After all, every genre has its pluses.
CLASSIC REMOVES VOLTAGE, IMPROVES HEART
German surgeon, part-time organist, Professor of Ruhr University Hans Joachim Trappé proved that classics, in particular the music of Bach and Mozart, can reduce the heart rate and improve the psycho-emotional background.
He believes that in addition to conventional therapy, music can significantly accelerate the rehabilitation of people after surgery.
And the classic relieves tension after hard mental work.
It even lowers blood pressure.
It was tested at the University of California.
Also, scientists have proved that the classics affect the cerebral cortex and stimulate the thought process, imagination.
Classical music before bedtime is especially useful, according to researchers from Semmelweis University in Budapest proved.
It will make the deep phase of sleep longer, even able to get rid of insomnia!
Sleep will become deeper if in the music track the sound of rain, sea or just white noise is applied to the composition.
HEAVY ROCK HELPS TO REDUCE STRESS
An inhuman experiment was conducted at the Australian University of Queensland: first, people were annoyed by asking them stupid or uncomfortable questions, and then half of the annoyed people were closed in complete silence, and the second half was given punk rock or metal for 10 minutes.
And they found that those who listened to aggressive metal, the level of hostility and stress was almost half as low as those who sat in complete silence and digested thoughts.
Those who listened to music were scanned for an MRI.
And here's what's interesting: in women, rock activates the parts of the brain responsible for controlling emotions, and in men it creates the illusion of an outburst of aggression.
Psychologists have concluded that listening to this genre is the most environmentally friendly way to quickly relieve stress.
POP MUSIC ACTIVISES MEMORY
In pop music, there is always a clear rhythm, it kind of introduces the brain into a state of “unconscious memorization ”.
Why do you think, even after 20 years, you remember the pop songs of the groups “Na-na ”,“ Brilliant ” and so on?
And children ’ s songs and at all firmly settled in the head (and now amicably: “Together fun to walk across the expanses! ”)
But here is another amazing effect: if you listen to a light pop for an hour, you activate the effect of “random memorization ”, that is, you can quickly learn new information – from foreign words to poems or even formulas in physics.
It is believed that a break in work to listen to light music helps not to lose concentration for a long time.
And about the benefits of relaxation music for relaxation and tranquility and all written volumes.
So listen to the music and you will be happy, calm and work success!

Mozart and Beethoven's music is considered beneficial for concentration and productivity, which is related to the concept of the Mozart Effect.

The effects of classical music can last for several hours or days, improving mood, behavior, and cognitive function.

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In 2023, an estimated 6.7 million Americans aged 65 and older have Alzheimer ’ s disease.
Dementia in the elderly is an incurable disease. It is easy for patients to become isolated, because they will feel isolated and helpless about their own uselessness, and they are used to being alone in order to avoid embarrassment.
In the latter stages, they often lose the ability to communicate with people around them.
It is very painful for the patients themselves and the caregivers and family members who care for them.
In recent years, it has been found that music therapy can intervene and make up for this lack of progress.
It also increases the patient ’ s engagement with the surrounding environment and reduces many neurological symptoms, such as anxiety, depression, and unexplained tantrums.
In other words, when people with dementia are unable to connect with their loved ones, that is, when they are unable to speak their language, music is the last bridge to interact with each other.
Q1: Do people with dementia have special feelings about music?
A1: According to nearly a decade of research by the Department of Neurology at Northwestern University, it has been found that even though people with dementia lose language and other memories, memories related to music often remain in the brain.
This is because areas of the brain involved in musical memory (e.g., the cerebellum) are not affected until late in the disease process.
Familiar music can help people with dementia recover certain aspects of their memory, make them feel calm, and greatly improve their mood.
Q2: Why do people with dementia remember their favorite songs?
A2: Although suffering from severe dementia, it means that a person has very little memory of their past.
Even if you can ’ t remember your son ’ s name, familiar songs that you ’ ve heard and sung will always come to mind.
Q3: In addition to music, is listening to the radio good for elderly people with dementia?
A3: In fact, the radio can not only provide good music, but also play emotional dialogue, which can truly relieve the loneliness of the dementia patient and bring comfort and peace.
Q4: How do people with dementia react to music?
A4: According to the research of clinical psychiatrists, it is found that people with dementia who are generally slow to respond to music, especially to their favorite music.
Hearing a familiar concert naturally shows a pleasant response, such as smiling or moving your body or even starting to dance.
And it seems to produce a unique and powerful stimulus response to familiar music that awakens the patient ’ s past personal and social connections.
In theory, if music can evoke memories, it may also help patients evoke other memories or related memories of that period.
In several studies, it has been consistently found that music tends to evoke more positive and positive memories from life than other clues.
Q5: Can music also prevent cognitive decline?
A5: Playing and listening to music can help slow the decline of cognitive function in older adults, according to a new study in Medical Journal Today.
Active note vibrations increase gray matter in certain areas of the brain and increase the plasticity of brain cells. Although music does not reverse or prevent brain cell shrinkage due to aging, it can slow cognitive decline.
Q6: What kind of music is most helpful?
A6: Studies have proved that classical music is the best choice.
The International Institute of Science calls this phenomenon the "Mozart effect."
It is recommended to listen to classical music such as Mozart, Bach, Beethoven and other famous composers.
Classical music seems to move the brain more easily than other music, is best suited for concentration, and is more able to produce substantial effects in absorbing new information.
Q7: Do musicians suffer from dementia?
A7: According to the International Institute of Science, a study of twins reported that musicians have a 64% lower risk of developing mild cognitive impairment or dementia.
The analysis of two other studies found that musicians had an average 59% lower risk of dementia.
Training and performance, which can be attributed to music, stimulates the brain and improves its ability to respond to the outside world.
Q8: Which organ is most stimulated by music?
A8: Although most activities such as visual art, computing, and language are mainly only half of the brain.
But music is one of the few that can pass through the auditory nerve and stimulate neurons on both sides of the brain at the same time.
Q9: How does music react in the brain?
A9: Music can promote the production of hormones dopamine and serotonin in the brain.
These are neurotransmitters that increase the sense of pleasure and ease.
There is also the so-called love hormone - oxytocin.
At the same time, research evidence shows that music can help reduce levels of the stress hormone cortisol, instantly relieving feelings of anxiety and depression.
Q10: How long does the music last?
A10: It ’ s a concern that in people with dementia, music can improve mood, behavior, and in some cases cognitive function, which, according to the Clinical Psychiatric Society, lasts for hours or even days after the music stops.
Q11: Can people without dementia benefit from music?
A11: A recent study suggests that playing an instrument and actively listening to music can help slow cognitive decline in people aged 62-78.
This study once again determined that musical activity increases the gray matter in many areas of the brain. Gray matter is an essential nerve tissue in the brain and spinal cord.
In particular, it plays an important role in psychology, memory, mood and movement. The increase in gray matter also increases the plasticity of the brain ’ s nerves – the brain ’ s ability to reconnect itself, which is important for learning cognition and memory preservation.
In addition to actively playing music, the 2023 study also showed that long-term music training, regardless of the age of the participants, can bring potential functional benefits to the brain and help keep the brain young and slow down aging.
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Classical music, particularly Mozart's compositions, is suggested to improve mental abilities due to the phenomenon known as 'The Mozart Effect'.

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"Classical music, as suggested by the concept of the Mozart Effect, is a genre of music that is often associated with improving mental abilities, although the provided study did not find significant differences in terms of results."

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Certain parts of the brain shrink as we age, and our neurons and neurotransmitters can begin to communicate less; damage from free radicals increases and blood flow can decrease, and age is not the only factor affecting brain function.
Lifestyle choices also play a big role, according to Goodhealth.
Here are six easy ways to change your lifestyle in favor of your mind.
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Exercise increases blood circulation, helping to pump more oxygen to the brain.
However, oxygen isn ’ t the only thing our brains get the most when we exercise.
Many proteins and chemicals are also produced when we are active.
These chemicals directly benefit our cognitive functions and our ability to learn.
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Your brain is like a muscle.
The more I work on it, the stronger I get.
Scientists have found that when we study and learn that our brain cells actually grow.
This is because the size, structure, and connections between neurons change as you learn.
Similar studies show that intelligence is actually determined by the number of connections between neurons (the tiny cells in your brain).
When you learn new things, these bonds multiply and become stronger.
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Sleep.
Your brain requires sleep to store memory and improve your overall performance in a range of challenging skills.
It is not uncommon to feel forgotten and unfocused when you are sleep deprived.
In fact, even just one night of only 4-6 hours of sleep can affect your ability to think clearly the next day.
Excessive sleep deprivation can lead to lasting cognitive problems, such as memory loss, so make sure you get eight hours as much as you can.
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Take care of your intestines.
Your gut has many of the same features as your brain, sharing many structural and chemical similarities.
Just as you have neurons in your brain, your digestive system (GI) has its own network of neurons that affect behavior, mood, and stress levels.
This is because the bacteria that live in your gut transmit information to your brain.
Long story short, if you have abnormal gut bacteria, you may have abnormal brain function.
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Classical music has long been associated with improved cognitive function and improved mental focus, but recent studies have shown that other music can also be useful, depending on the task at hand.
For example, listening to your favorite song when you have to complete a regular task may help you complete it faster.
If you need a creative solution, ambient noise is best because it provides the right amount of distraction to allow you to think in more creative ways.
So take advantage of this simple pleasure whenever you can, it will benefit your mind a bit.
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Use some brain support supplements.
Omega-3 fatty acids are at the top of the brain ’ s menu.
DHA and EPA are known to improve concentration and memory, but they have also been linked to a lower risk of dementia.
Approximately 60% of your brain is made up of fat, 25% of which is DHA.
For this reason, adequate amounts of DHA are essential for proper brain function.
Unfortunately, your body can ’ t produce them, so you have to get them through your diet.
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Music, particularly classical music from composers like Mozart and Beethoven, can have a positive impact on concentration and productivity.

"Music can have a positive impact on concentration and productivity, with studies showing that it can improve attention span, receptivity to information, and overall performance."

Mozart's music is believed to have a positive effect on concentration and productivity due to its ability to improve mental performance.

"Music, particularly without lyrics and with moderate noise levels, can positively impact concentration and productivity by stimulating creative thinking and accommodating various levels of attention."

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The University of Bern led a study on the effect of classical music, analyzing audience members' reactions to different musical styles.

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Nothing feels quite like the shared experience of hearing live music in a room full of other people. But new research is demonstrating how that experience may go far beyond how we feel, by showing how physiological processes can sync up across audience members at a classical music concert.

The study, led by Wolfgang Tschacher from the University of Bern in Switzerland, analyzed 132 audience members across three concerts given by string quintets in Berlin, Germany. The repertoire was the same across all the concerts: Beethoven’s Op. 104 in C minor, a piece called Epitaphs by contemporary Australian composer Brett Dean, and Johannes Brahms’ Op. 111 in G major. Each piece represents a different musical style.

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Before and after each concert, the participants were asked to complete questionnaires about their personality traits and mood. During the performance, they wore wearable sensors to measure their heart rate, breathing, and the electrical conductivity of their skin, which is a measure of excitement.

As well as this, the researchers had cameras trained on the audience from above to monitor the participants’ movements.

The hypothesis was that all of these physiological parameters would synchronize across the participants as they experienced the music, and that there would be some association with the listeners’ personality traits. This kind of synchronization has been observed in humans during social interactions, and previous research had hinted that listening to music would have the same effect, but this was one of the first projects to study this effect specifically in concert audiences.

In their paper, the authors write that “substantial evidence of physiological and movement synchrony between audience members was found.” The greatest level of synchronization was in breathing rates, although all of the physiological parameters were affected apart from patterns of inhaling and exhaling. Body movements were also synchronized, despite the fact that the audience members were seated in dimmed lighting and distanced from each other due to COVID protocols in place at the time.

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When they looked at the personality questionnaire date, the team found that those who scored more highly for agreeableness or openness were more likely to become synchronized with their fellow audience members, while the opposite was true for those with more neurotic or extroverted traits. This makes sense when you consider that traits of agreeableness and openness are often associated with people who are sociable and trusting of others.

The authors suggested that extroverted people could be placing more emphasis on the social experience of being with people, rather than the music itself, possibly explaining why they were less likely to synchronize.

There were some limitations to the data collection because the researchers prioritized comfort over the quality of the information gathered – a fair trade-off since the participants had to sit through an entire concert wearing a selection of sensors. However, the authors do note that this compromised some of the data, particularly that of heart rate. They suggest that future research could partially correct these issues with more careful placement of the wearables.

Music has long been an essential feature of humanity. It evokes memories; it can change the physical structure of our brains; and although tales of it leading to madness are apocryphal, it can certainly transport us to another time and place. When we experience music alongside other people, its effects are magnified and shared – as this research demonstrates, at least for some of us, in a very real way.

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The research results on the effect of playing the piano on cognitive abilities were published in Scientific Reports.

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Content: Scientists from the University of Bath have discovered the effect of playing the piano on cognitive abilities.
It turned out that classes on this musical instrument contribute to improving the processing of information by the brain and raise mood.
The findings of the work are reported in the journal Scientific Reports, reports Day.Az with reference to Gazeta.ru.
During the study, the researchers followed 31 adult participants for 11 weeks, who were divided into two groups: the first was engaged in music, and the second only listened to it.
The subjects in the first group were taught to play the piano for only one hour a week, and previously they had no musical experience.
Volunteers from the second group at this time listened to music or used it for homework.
The authors noticed that a few weeks after the start of the experiment, people ’ s ability to process multisensory information (visual and audio) improved significantly.
In practice, this is useful for almost any type of activity, from driving a car to finding someone in a crowd or watching TV.
Thanks to music education, audiovisual processing of information has become more accurate in performing other tasks.
Those who received piano lessons performed better in appropriate trials, in which they were asked to determine whether sound and visual "events" occurred simultaneously.
In addition, such participants had reduced manifestations of depression, anxiety and stress.
Experts believe that music classes can be useful for people with mental disorders, so in the future they plan to conduct more research on this topic.

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Many parents will arrange for their children to learn musical instruments such as piano or violin to increase their chances of success.
New research shows that learning to play musical instruments not only enhances the brain ’ s ability to process vision and sound, but also helps reduce depression and anxiety, and reduces the risk of emotional distress.
Enhanced ability to process sensory information
The University of Bath invited 31 adults to take part in the study. They were randomly divided into a learning instrument group, a listening music group and a control group.
The researchers found that after a few weeks of class, the beginners of these instruments were significantly more able to process multi-sensory information such as sight and hearing, while performing other tasks became more accurate.
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The study also showed that after 11 weeks of instrumental lessons, participants ’ cognitive abilities improved significantly, and their scores for depression, anxiety and stress declined. Even though participants ’ brain plasticity was already low, learning to play an instrument still had a positive impact on the brain ’ s ability to process information.
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The University of Bern study had 132 participants, who were analyzed across three concerts with the same repertoire.

A study at the University of Bern found that 132 audience members at a classical music concert experienced physical synchronization of physiological processes.

The University of Bern study had 132 audience members as participants.

Classical music, especially Mozart's, is believed to have a positive impact on cognitive performance and productivity, supporting the concept of the Mozart Effect.

Classical music, particularly Mozart's, has been found to have a therapeutic effect and can improve cognitive performance, according to the concept of "The Mozart Effect".

Classical music is associated with improved cognitive function and mental focus, and may have a therapeutic effect.

"Classical music has been found to have the greatest therapeutic effect according to scientists, with studies showing it can help slow cognitive decline and improve cognitive function."

Classical music, specifically Mozart, has been found to have a therapeutic effect on the brain, improving concentration and cognitive performance, as supported by the concept of the "Mozart effect".

Classical music promotes the production of dopamine and serotonin in the brain, which are neurotransmitters that increase the sense of pleasure and ease.

The Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation funded research on the Mozart effect and its impact on memory in patients with cognitive impairment.

The Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation funded the research on the effects of music on memory, which aims to understand how background music shapes cognitive processes and can be used as a therapeutic tool in cognitive stimulation.

A study on the effect of playing the piano on cognitive abilities was published in Scientific Reports, finding that classes on this musical instrument contribute to improving the processing of information by the brain and raise mood.

A study on the effects of Mozart's music on epilepsy was published in Scientific Reports, finding no reliable evidence of a beneficial effect.

The study on classical music was published in Scientific Reports.


The Egyptian goddess associated with cats is Bast, who symbolized well-being, joy, love, and fertility, and was often depicted as a cat or a woman with a cat's head.

Cats were highly valued in ancient Egyptian culture as sacred animals, associated with divine powers and influential gods, such as the goddess Bast, who symbolized well-being, joy, love, and fertility.

Cats were highly valued in ancient Egypt as they were considered sacred and divine, with the goddess Bast being depicted as a cat, symbolizing well-being and fertility.

Cats were considered symbols of divinity in ancient Egypt, with the goddess Bast being depicted as a cat or a woman with a cat's head, symbolizing well-being, joy, love, and fertility.

"Cats were highly valued in ancient Egypt due to their spiritual significance, with the goddess Bast being depicted as a cat, symbolizing well-being, joy, love, and fertility, and pets, including cats, being mummified and given a complex burial process to ensure eternal life."

Cats were highly valued in ancient Egyptian households as they were considered sacred animals and were believed to protect the home and family.

Ancient workshops for mummification were discovered in Saqqara, which is an ancient burial ground located approximately 30 kilometers south of Cairo.

The ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, depicted with a cat's head, symbolized well-being, joy, love, and fertility, indicating the significant spiritual value of cats in ancient Egyptian culture.

Cats were valued in Ancient Egypt for their ability to hunt rodents, which helped protect grain storage, a valuable resource.

In ancient Egypt, pets were highly valued and after death, they were mummified and buried in a complex process, reflecting their special status in the Egyptian worldview and religious practice.

Ancient Egypt's 30th dynasty existed approximately 2,400 years ago, as evidenced by the discovery of mummification workshops and tombs in Saqqara.

The Egyptian goddess associated with cats is Bast, who symbolized well-being, joy, love, and fertility, and was often depicted as a cat or a woman with a cat's head.

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Content: The mummy of a pet: why and why did the ancient Egyptians do this?
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The Egyptians showed special respect for their pets, their love was so great that they wanted these animals to have eternal life.
After death, pets were mummified and went through a complex burial process.
In ancient Egyptian worldview, four-legged and feathered creatures were considered sacred, divine and influencing their destinies.
They occupied an honorable place in the pantheon, and the gods were often depicted with animal heads.
Mummification was an integral part of this religious practice, emphasizing the special status of these creatures in the eyes of the Egyptians.
The Egyptians mummified various animals, believing that their gods could take different forms.
For example, the goddess Bast, the daughter of Ra, was depicted as a cat or a woman with a cat ’ s head.
This goddess symbolized well-being, joy, love and fertility.
The Egyptians especially revered cats for their ability to exterminate rodents, which was critical for preserving grain stocks, then considered valuable as gold.
Cats have also earned the nickname “sunny eye ” due to their ability to see in the dark.
This property made them important symbols in Egyptian mythology.
Archaeological studies conducted at the ancient Egyptian necropolis of Qubbet el-Hawa have uncovered the burial of crocodiles, one of which has been preserved in the form of a practically whole mummy, providing a unique look at the ancient rites and veneration of animals in this culture.
Author Petr Deryabin
Petr Deryabin – journalist, correspondent of Pravda.Ru news service

Cats were highly valued in ancient Egyptian culture as sacred animals, associated with divine powers and influential gods, such as the goddess Bast, who symbolized well-being, joy, love, and fertility.

Cats were highly valued in ancient Egypt as they were considered sacred and divine, with the goddess Bast being depicted as a cat, symbolizing well-being and fertility.

Cats were considered symbols of divinity in ancient Egypt, with the goddess Bast being depicted as a cat or a woman with a cat's head, symbolizing well-being, joy, love, and fertility.

"Cats were highly valued in ancient Egypt due to their spiritual significance, with the goddess Bast being depicted as a cat, symbolizing well-being, joy, love, and fertility, and pets, including cats, being mummified and given a complex burial process to ensure eternal life."

Cats were highly valued in ancient Egyptian households as they were considered sacred animals and were believed to protect the home and family.

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Content: As before, cats were used to ward off evil spirits: try it yourself
Where did the idea that cats ward off evil spirits come from?
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Since ancient times, cats have been famous for their mystery and special abilities.
In the world of folklore and legends, they often act as protectors against evil spirits and evil forces.
In antiquity and the Middle Ages it was believed that cats have a special sacred gift that helps them protect their homes and their owners from unfavorable energies.
In Egyptian mythology, cats were considered sacred animals associated with the goddess Bastet.
They were depicted as defenders of the home, as well as patrons of the family.
In medieval Europe, cats were often associated with magic and witchcraft, leading to their persecution during the Inquisition.
However, among the peoples of Scandinavia and Great Britain, cats were often seen as a symbol of protection from evil spirits.
In Scandinavian mythology, cats were considered companions of warriors and guides of souls of the dead on Asgard.
They were also supposed to be able to see hidden worlds and predict the future.
In the English folklore tradition, the black cat was considered a symbol of good luck and protection from evil spirits.
In medieval England, it was even believed that the owners of black cats have a special charm and protection from misfortune.
In Scotland, it was believed that if a black cat visits a house, it brings good luck and well-being to the family.
Traditions and legends about the protective power of cats are preserved in the modern world.
Many people still consider their furry friends not only faithful companions, but also mystical guardians, able to scare away evil spirits and bring harmony to the house.
Author Ilya Panferov
Ilya Panferov — freelance correspondent of Pravda.Ru

Ancient workshops for mummification were discovered in Saqqara, which is an ancient burial ground located approximately 30 kilometers south of Cairo.

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Egypt unveils ancient workshops used to make mummies

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Archaeologists in Egypt have revealed two workshops that were used to embalm people and animals. Tombs were also opened up, featuring walls that depict daily life and images of an ancient priest.

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Egyptian antiquities officials on Saturday revealed that a research team had unearthed human and animal mummification workshops as well as two tombs in the ancient burial ground of Saqqara.

The discovery follows an excavation lasting around a year near the sanctuary of the goddess Bastet and catacombs of mummified cats in Saqqara, some 30 kilometers (roughly 18.5 miles) south of Cairo.

What did the archaeologists find?

The embalming workshops, one in which humans were mummified with the other used for animals, date back to ancient Egypt's 30th dynasty — which reigned about 2,400 years ago.

Egypt's tourism and antiquities ministry said that in one of the workshops, the researchers had "found several rooms equipped with stony beds where the deceased lay down for mummification."

At the end of each bed were gutters that appeared to be needed for the mummification process.

There was also a collection of clay pots nearby to hold entrails and organs, and an assembly of other instruments and ritual vessels.

An initial study of the second workshop suggested it was used to mummify sacred animals.

Also part of the discovery were the tombs of two priests, one dating back to the 24th century BC and the other to the 14th century BC.

The earliest belonged to Ne Hesut Ba, who was the head of scribes and priest of the gods Horus and Maat in the Old Kingdom's fifth dynasty.

Mohamed Youssef, director of the Saqqara archaeological site said the tomb walls were decorated with depictions of "daily life, agriculture, and hunting scenes."

The second tomb was carved in rock and features depictions of the deceased himself, a New Kingdom priest named Men Kheber, "in different positions."

It also contained a 1-meter-long (roughly 1 yard) alabaster statue.

Push for tourists pays off

Egypt's government has strongly promoted new archaeological finds to international media and diplomats in recent years in the hope that such discoveries will help attract more tourists to the country.

Cairo aims to revive an industry that suffered from political turmoil and that was battered by the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and fallout from the conflict in Ukraine.

Economic data showed tourism revenues climbing to $7.3 billion in the second half of 2022, a 25.7% increase compared with the previous year.

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The ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, depicted with a cat's head, symbolized well-being, joy, love, and fertility, indicating the significant spiritual value of cats in ancient Egyptian culture.

Cats were valued in Ancient Egypt for their ability to hunt rodents, which helped protect grain storage, a valuable resource.

In ancient Egypt, pets were highly valued and after death, they were mummified and buried in a complex process, reflecting their special status in the Egyptian worldview and religious practice.

Ancient Egypt's 30th dynasty existed approximately 2,400 years ago, as evidenced by the discovery of mummification workshops and tombs in Saqqara.