William Pryse-Phillips (2003). Companion to Clinical Neurology. Oxford University Press. ISBN0-19-515938-1., p. 611 defines the term as «Slight and transient improvement in spational[sic] reasoning skills detected in normal subjects as a result of exposure to the music of Mozart, specifically his sonata for two pianos (K448).»
Rauscher, F. H.; Robinson, K. D.; Jens, J. J. (July 1998). Improved maze learning through early music exposure in rats. Neurol. Res. 20 (5): 427—32. doi:10.1080/01616412.1998.11740543. PMID9664590.
Thompson, Billie M.; Andrews, Susan R. (2000). An historical commentary on the physiological effects of music: Tomatis, Mozart and neuropsychology. Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science. 35 (3): 174—188. doi:10.1007/BF02688778. PMID11286370.
Rauscher, F. H.; Robinson, K. D.; Jens, J. J. (July 1998). Improved maze learning through early music exposure in rats. Neurol. Res. 20 (5): 427—32. doi:10.1080/01616412.1998.11740543. PMID9664590.
Thompson, Billie M.; Andrews, Susan R. (2000). An historical commentary on the physiological effects of music: Tomatis, Mozart and neuropsychology. Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science. 35 (3): 174—188. doi:10.1007/BF02688778. PMID11286370.