AAP News Vol. 14 No. 4 April 1998, p. 2
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Infant memory and music

Stefanie Dell'Aringa

Music boosts memory retrieval in young infants, according to a New York study.

In two experiments lasting 17 minutes each, researchers trained 3-month-old infants to move an overhead crib mobile while classical or jazz music played in the background.

In Experiment 1, researchers tied a ribbon from the infant's leg to the mobile, enabling movement to occur when the infant kicked. Trained observers recorded the number of kicks per minute.

Experiment 1 was repeated after one day and after seven days to determine infant memory retrieval. In some groups, music selections changed from classical to jazz.