Neurosci Lett. 2008 Mar 21;434(1):35-40. Epub 2008 Jan 21.

The influence of Mozart's sonata K.448 on visual attention: an ERPs study.

Zhu W, Zhao L, Zhang J, Ding X, Liu H, Ni E, Ma Y, Zhou C.

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Mind, Art and Computation Lab, Institute of Artificial Intelligence, School of Information Science and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China.

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In the present study, the effects of Mozart's sonata K.448 on voluntary and involuntary attention were investigated by recording and analyzing behavioral and event-related potentials (ERPs) data in a three-stimulus visual oddball task. P3a (related to involuntary attention) and P3b (related to voluntary attention) were analyzed. The "Mozart effect" was showed on ERP but not on behavioral data. This study replicated the previous results of Mozart effect on voluntary attention: the P3b latency was influenced by Mozart's sonata K.448. But no change of P3a latency was induced by this music. At the same time, decreased P3a and P3b amplitudes in music condition were found. We interpret this change as positive "Mozart effect" on involuntary attention (P3a) and negative "Mozart effect" on voluntary attention (P3b). We conclude that Mozart's sonata K.448 has shown certain effects on both involuntary attention and voluntary attention in our study, but their effects work on different mechanisms.

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