Does listening to the master’s music make you smarter? “At the Neurosciences Institute, a concert series and lectures address the claim… ‘I won’t say that if you come to my concerts, you’ll have these brain-tightening and genius-inspiring moments,’ says Romero, who was motivated by a longtime fondness for Mozart’s music and his curiosity about its effect on the brain. ‘But I’m curious to know why his music grabs so many musicians, and non-musicians, in such an arresting way. Is it the simplicity, the childlike quality?'” Los Angeles Times