The concept of the  Mozart Effect was  described by French researcher, Dr. Alfred A. Tomatis in his 1991 book Pourquoi Mozart? He used the music of Mozart in his efforts to “retrain” the ear, and believed it promoted healing and the development of the brain. The theory has taken more than a few knocks over the years, but new research backs the initial theory. Doctors in a Tel Aviv hospital have shown playing Mozart music to premature babies seems to help them gain weight faster and become stronger.

“It’s not exactly clear how the music is affecting them, but it makes them calmer and less likely to be agitated,” said researcher Dror Mandel, a lecturer at Tel Aviv University. Though the sample size was small, the scientists said their findings were statistically significant.

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