Studying With Music Effects Your Memory

I know that like most college and high school students, listening to music while studying is a good way to stay sane.  But, in actuality listening to music, whether or not you enjoy the music, while you are studying is actually proven to be harmful to your memory.  It will hurt your memory of what you studied rather than helping it.  A study from the 90’s showed that listening to Mozart prior to working was helpful for focusing.  The most recent study, in 2010, has proved that listening while studying is harmful but has not disproved that listening to music before working is helpful.  So before you study next time, listen to some Mozart, then do some studying.

http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/27/music-may-harm-your-studying-study-says/