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Listening to Mozart improves cognitive function in listeners.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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7 sources for · 1 against

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Is it true that listening to Mozart improves cognitive function in listeners?

Partly. Evidence on the Mozart effect is mixed and narrow: some items report small, short-lived gains in spatial-temporal tasks or in Alzheimer's patients, while a 2020 study found no advantage of music over silence for episodic memory in healthy younger adults. No item establishes a general improvement in cognitive function from listening to Mozart.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 7 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 7
Listening
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Listening. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listening

Evidence against · 1
The Mozart Effect on the Episodic Memory of Healthy Adults Is Null, but Low-Functioning Older Adults May Be an Exception
2020
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Silva, S., Belim, F., & Castro, S. (2020). The Mozart Effect on the Episodic Memory of Healthy Adults Is Null, but Low-Functioning Older Adults May Be an Exception. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.538194

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[Epilepsy, Mozart and his sonata K.448: is the «Mozart effect» therapeutic?].
2018
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Hernando-Requejo, V. (2018). [Epilepsy, Mozart and his sonata K.448: is the «Mozart effect» therapeutic?].. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29696618/

Music and Exercise in Concert: Uncovering Synergistic Mechanisms for Enhancing Brain Health and Cognitive Resilience-A Narrative Review.
2026
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S, Y., Q, L., M, W., & Y, Z. (2026). Music and Exercise in Concert: Uncovering Synergistic Mechanisms for Enhancing Brain Health and Cognitive Resilience-A Narrative Review.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.71735

The Mozart effect -
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The Mozart effect - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1177/014107680109400404

A Limiting Feature of the Mozart Effect: Listening Enhances Mental Rotation Abilities in Non-Musicians but Not Musicians
2010
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Afshin, A., Peter, D., & Scott, G. (2010). A Limiting Feature of the Mozart Effect: Listening Enhances Mental Rotation Abilities in Non-Musicians but Not Musicians. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735609336057

Effects of remote combine exercise-music training on physical and cognitive performance in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a randomized controlled trial
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Effects of remote combine exercise-music training on physical and cognitive performance in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a randomized controlled trial. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2023.1283927

健康維持と音楽療法
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健康維持と音楽療法. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.2740/jisdh.19.9

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