Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

CD-ROM includes a recording of Allegro con spirito from Sonata for two pianos in D major (K. 448) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by Murray Perahia and Radu Lupu and an interactive illustrative version of the S.T.A.R. (Spatial Temporal Animation Reasoning) software by Matthew Peterson.

Previous edition: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-400) and index.

Includes CD-ROM.

History, anecdotes, correlations, and interviews -- Spatial-temporal and language-analytic reasoning in learning math and science -- Music enhances spatial-temporal reasoning -- Implications : scientific, educational, clinical -- Symmetry as a common theme -- Introduction to the brain : basic brain features and brain imaging -- Mountcastle theory of mammalian cortex : internal neural language of higher brain function -- Trion model and symmetries -- Trion music : reasoning and creativity -- Trion model of higher brain function : prediction that music enhances spatial-temporal reasoning -- Highly accurate mental rehearsals : correlation with top performance in sports -- Listening to Mozart sonata (K.448) enhances spatial-temporal reasoning : the "Mozart effect" -- Music training enhances spatial-temporal reasoning in preschool children -- Music training plus spatial-temporal training equals improved math -- EEG and fMRI studies of the Mozart effect -- Symmetry in Primate higher brain function -- Musical structure of the internal neural language of the brain : using music as the rosetta stone to help decode this internal language -- Animal behavior while listening to music and doing higher brain functions -- Child brain development and adult brain reorganization -- Education : music training plus spatial-temporal training improves math -- Clinical implications -- The spatial-temporal thinking machine -- Thoughts -- Science updates and breakthroughs -- Revolution in math education.

The demand for math and science skills in our technology-driven world is at a premium, and yet U.S. students continue to lag behind many other industrialized countries in these areas. This book, based on studies conducted on 8000 elementary school-aged children, proposes that not only is there a relationship between music and math comprehension, but that music can be utilized to heighten higher brain function and improve math skills. The enclosed CD-Rom includes (1) a recording of Allegro con spirito from Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major (K. 448), by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by Murray Perahia and Radu Lupu, courtesy of Sony ClassicalTM, and (2) a descriptive interactive version of S.T.A.R. TM (Spatial-Temporal Animation Reasoning) software program. While this book's discussion of the breakthroughs in understanding of spatial-temporal reasoning abilities will be of particular interest to neuroscientists and cognitive researchers, the book is also accessible to parents and educators. * Presents the theory that music exercises higher brain function and can enhance math comprehension * Details how music training coupled with special-temporal reasoning (thinking in pictures) can dramatically impact a child's ability to understand and master math * Includes an interactive CD-ROM with math games.

Description based on print version record.