Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is arguably the most celebrated child prodigy in history, composing his first pieces of music aged five, his first symphony at eight and his first opera at 11. After a study in 1993 found that listening to Mozart could improve spatial IQ—prompting headlines such as “Mozart makes your brain hum”—he became a symbol for intelligence and brain training.
The truth about child IQ: Research shows it fluctuates and may be an unreliable predictor of future success
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