Maybe Mozart doesn't make your baby smarter
Posted by Richard Kuhlenschmidt Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:55:00 GMT
Remember back in the 90’s when the state of Georgia was handing out Bach and Mozart CDs to every baby born, with the belief that is would make them smarter? And now, there is a multi-million dollar industry solely devoted to making little baby geniuses.
But according to a recent study by Sarah Mead of Education Sector, Million Dollar Babies: Why Infants Can’t be Hardwired for Success, the evidence suggests otherwise.
While neural connections in babies’ brains grow rapidly in the early years, adults can’t make newborns smarter or more successful by having them listen to Beethoven or play with Einstein-inspired blocks. Nor is there any neuroscience evidence that suggests that the earliest years are a singular window for growth that slams shut once children turn three.
You can download a pdf of the entire study by clicking here.
