Week12 : second draft (Sources)

Sources to reinforce the refutation part.
I find the resources that can be helpful to get better.

1.
 http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-02-06/#feature


2.
 So, does the Mozart effect exist? The generality of the original positive findings has been criticized on the grounds that any Mozart effect is due to `enjoyment arousal' occasioned by this particular music and would not take place in the absence of its appreciation. This interpretation is countered by animal experiments in which separate groups of rats were exposed, in utero followed by a postpartum period of 60 days, to Mozart's piano sonata K448, to minimalist music by the composer Philip Glass, to white noise or to silence and then tested for their ability to negotiate a maze. The Mozart group completed the maze test significantly more quickly and with fewer errors (P <0.01) than the other three groups; thus, enjoyment and musical appreciation is unlikely to have been the basis of the improvement.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1281386/


3.
 
Other researchers have been wary of the findings presented by Rauscher and colleagues. Instead, Mozart effect critics have claimed the spatial intelligence increase to be nothing more than a shift in participants' arousal, which then produces better spatial test scores (Steele, 2000; Thompson, Schellenberg, & Husain, 2001). In essence, their argument is that listening to Mozart's music causes either an increase or decrease in someone's arousal and mood to a level that is more optimal for testing. Personal preference for the music heard in Mozart effect testing may also be a possible influence on increasing spatial test scores (Nantais & Schellenberg, 1999).
http://www.intelltheory.com/mozarteffect2.shtml

Reseach 3 : How does the brain respond to classical music?

SOURCE :
 How does the brain respond to classical music?
http://www.livestrong.com/article/156814-how-does-the-brain-respond-to-classical-music/


WHAT I HOPE FOR THIS SOURCE :
 What I want to learn from this source is the specific change or phenomena that caused by classical music.


NOTES :
 1. Classical music can induce calming state.
 2. MOZART effect ; Listening to Mozart can warm up the abstract thought.
 3. The evidence for Mozart effect's critic is Williams Symdrome.
 4. Calming effect of classical music depends on personal taste.
 5. Classical music helps patients be cured.
 6. Listening to classical music reduce the incidence of crime.


FINAL THOUGHTS :
 It is famous that classical music has an impact on people. But there were many critics who criticized the Mozart effect or the effect that classical music give to human. To effectively argue my opinion, there should be some obvious reason or statistics.

Research2 : 10 studied effects of classical music on the brain

SOURCE :
 Ten Studied Effects of Classical Music on the Brain
 http://www.drjoetoday.com/ten-studied-effects-of-classical-music-on-the-brain/


WHAT I HOPE TO LEARN FROM THIS SOURCE :
 What I want to learn is specific effects of the classical music especially to human brain. For example, the part of the brain that is affected.

NOTES :
 1. Emotional expression in music and speech affect the brain similarly.
 2. Classical music can help reduce pain and anxiety.
 3. Classical music can lower blood pressure.
 4. Classical music can heighten and arouse emotions.
 5. Listening to classical music can help you battle insomnia.
 6. Classical pieces may actually alter brainwaves.
 7. Classical music may foster brain development in children.
 8. some cities use classical music to reduce crime.
 9. Classical music exerts a calming effect.
 10. Babies may even grow faster in response to classical music.

FINAL THOUGHTS :  Although this source didn't give information about the part that is affected by classicla music, this sousrce give the information about the whole effect and the phenomena followed by the classical music. The contents about the vrain develpoment of children, reduce pain and anxiety, heighten emotions should be supported by more research and information.        

Research : Effect of Classical Music on the Brain

Source :
 Effect of Classical music on the brain
 http://www.classicalforums.com/articles/Music_Brain.html


My Topic :
 Classical music has an influence on human(brain, body, mind).


What I hope to learn from this source :
 I want to get information about teh effect that classical music has on human brain.


Notes :
 1. Classical music has an influence on ORGANIZATION and ABILITIES of the brain through its MELODY and RHYTHM.
 2. Classical music makes the brain to product serotonin which makes joyous feeling.
 3. Effect on children is much powerful than on adults.
 4. Animals and even plants are affected by classical music.
 5. 60 beats per minute pattern from the Baroque era affects amplitude and brain waves.
 6. RHYTHM and MELODY have an effect on the brain, and they make synergy effect.
 7. The study done by scientists showed that rats listened to classical music have physically more developed brain.


Final Thoughts :
 This article tells me about classical music's effect with the music's effect. I think I have to find more specific information.