<P> The Mozart effect can refer to: </P> <Ul> <Li> A set of research results indicating that listening to Mozart's music may induce a short - term improvement on the performance of certain kinds of mental tasks known as "spatial - temporal reasoning;" </Li> <Li> Popularized versions of the hypothesis, which suggest that "listening to Mozart makes you smarter", or that early childhood exposure to classical music has a beneficial effect on mental development; </Li> <Li> A US trademark for a set of commercial recordings and related materials, which are claimed to harness the effect for a variety of purposes . The trademark owner, Don Campbell, Inc., claims benefits far beyond improving spatio - temporal reasoning or raising intelligence, defining the mark as "an inclusive term signifying the transformational powers of music in health, education, and well - being ." </Li> </Ul> <Li> A set of research results indicating that listening to Mozart's music may induce a short - term improvement on the performance of certain kinds of mental tasks known as "spatial - temporal reasoning;" </Li>

The mozart effect refers to the now discounted finding that cognitive ability is boosted by