A huge amount of people (maybe the majority), on social media, aren’t listening to music. Well, maybe that’s not the best place for research. Even though social media IS the source of all truth. But here’s why I mentioned it.

Because listening to music is supposed to help your cognitive function.

Could that possibly be true? Uh, yeah. Or else I wouldn’t’ve even brought it up. But, as I said, that might lead you to deduce (if deducing is your thang) that people on social media don’t listen to music.

Because the function, there, mostly stops at the cog. Forget the nitive part.

Anyway…

What is cognitive function? Basically it’s your brain’s capacity for tasks like learning, thinking, reasoning, remembering, and problem solving. And some researchers at the University of California, Irvine, studied what they call the “Mozart Effect” on a person’s brain.

Because they discovered that I have amazing mathematical abilities.

Well, they observed how many musicians have “unusual mathematical abilities.” So, same difference.

Those researchers did a test on three groups of empty-headed people. Some might call them college students. First, they tested their IQ. And they did a comparison. One group had spent 10 minutes in silence before the test. Another spent that time listening to a relaxation tape. And the third group listened to a Mozart piano sonata.

Wanna guess how that went?

You don’t have to. I’ll tell you. The Mozart listeners were the winners. And their scores consistently went up when compared to the others. Holy Amadeus, Batman! That’s pretty cool. And they did other comparisons. But each time Mozart’s music won.

So, the researchers theorize that listening to music “helps organize the firing of nerve cells in the right half of the cerebral cortex.”

I happen to believe that listening to more complex music gives your brain a much better workout. And that’s probably why I have, oops, I mean, so many musicians have those “unusual mathematical abilities.” You could say it all adds up. But you won’t have to. Because I just did.

Now, just to be clear, this ain’t a brain repair thing.

In other words, you can’t just listen to Mozart and become brilliant. The research also showed the effect might be somewhat temporary. But you certainly won’t be stupider. And the benefits of exercise are always temporary. That’s why you gotta keep exercising. Right?

So, if you’re looking for a way to build up your brain muscles, consider a little Mozart muscle music. Or even better, try some music from my favorite composer.

And maybe I’ll see you at the musical gym sometime.

Workin’ out my brain as I sing a song’s refrain
Makes me smarter or at least that’s how it seems.
So, I’ll just sing my tunes mornings, evenings, afternoons,
And I’ll solve some math equations in my dreams.

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