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The music of Mozart may make one’s brain smarter. This is the theory of the so-called "Mozart Effect." The Mozart effect has become popular since 1993 because of the conclusions of a research study. Three researchers, Rauscher, Shaw and Ky, performed an experiment to prove the relationship between music cognition and mathematical or spatial reasoning. And they found that the students who listened to a Mozart piano sonata scored eight to nine points higher on their IQ tests compared to the students who listened to a relaxation tape or sat in silence (Rauscher, Shaw and Ky 1993). This experiment resulted in a sensation for Mozart music. Special CDs of Mozart music started being produced, books regarding this effect were published, and the media was very excited about reporting on this effect. According to Linton, the story that "Mozart makes you smarter" made news for TV networks, newspapers and magazines across the country. He also says that the Mozart effect was born in the lab, but was quickly popularized by the media (Linton 1999). After the original study, there have been many attempts to reproduce the same cognitive effects of Mozart music in other studies. Some researchers who agree with the results of the original experim