text: Dr. Rauscher and Dr. Shaw's studies confirm, and substantially extend their earlier research which demonstrated an unmistakable causal link between music and spatial intelligence. This further research will have considerable potential to reverse the commonly-held view of music education as essentially irrelevant to intellectual development.
  Presentation: Music and Spatial Task Performance - A Causal Relationship, by Gordon Shaw, Ph.D.; Frances Rauscher, Ph.D; Linda Levine, Ph.D.;
  Barbara Room B. (Session 2128)
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