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==Alfred A. Tomatis== The term "Mozart effect" was used by the French researcher [[Alfred A. Tomatis]] in his 1991 book ''Pourquoi Mozart?'' (''Why Mozart?'')<ref>{{cite web|last=Sorensen|first=Lars|date=19 November 2008|title=Mozart on the Brain|url=http://www.cs.rutgers.edu/~biglars/Mozart.html|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510025304/http://www.cs.rutgers.edu/~biglars/Mozart.html|archive-date=2011-05-10}}</ref> where he used the music of Mozart in his efforts to "retrain" the ear, and believed that listening to the music presented at differing frequencies helped the ear, and promoted healing and the development of the brain,<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Thompson|first1=Billie M.|last2=Andrews|first2=Susan R.|year=2000|title=An historical commentary on the physiological effects of music: Tomatis, Mozart and neuropsychology|journal=Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science|volume=35|issue=3|pages=174β188|doi=10.1007/BF02688778|pmid=11286370|s2cid=1228590}}</ref> but his method is not directly related to claims that listening to Mozart increases intelligence.
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