Dr. Frances Rauscher Biographical Notes

Frances Rauscher , Ph.D. <rauscher@vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu>
is a Research Psychologist at the Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory at UC Irvine. After surviving a career as a concert cellist, which included solo and chamber music performances worldwide, she went on to receive her Ph.D. from Columbia University in psychology. Dr. Rauscher has authored numerous papers in the areas of social and cognitive psychology. Her dual careers in music and psychology are uniquely combined in her research on music and intelligence. Currently in the process of a five-year project with Head Start children, and am also continuing my work in two kindergarten classrooms.

Frances Rauscher , Ph.D. is a Research Psychologist at the Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory at UC Irvine. After surviving a career as a concert cellist, which included solo and chamber music performances worldwide, she went on to receive her Ph.D. from Columbia University in psychology. Dr. Rauscher has authored numerous papers in the areas of social and cognitive psychology. Her dual careers in music and psychology are uniquely combined in her research on music and intelligence. Gordon Shaw, Ph.D. is a Professor Emeritus of Physics at UC Irvine with a major research effort in theoretical neuroscience, specializing on properties of structured neuronal models of the cortex. He is a member of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory.

Gordon Shaw, Ph.D. is a Professor Emeritus of Physics at UC Irvine with a major research effort in theoretical neuroscience, specializing on properties of structured neuronal models of the cortex. He is a member of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory.

RESEARCH FINDINGS SHOW MUSIC CAN ENHANCE KEY COMPONENT OF HUMAN INTELLIGENCE

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