Scientist: Certain Pop Songs Make You Smarter

A British scientist claims that listening to certain pop songs while studying aids logical thought in the brain.

According to The Daily Mail, clinical psychologist Dr. Emma Gray says pop songs with 50 to 80 beats per minute have a calming effect on the brain which allows it to learn and remember facts more easily.

Gray also says emotive pop songs can produce a heightened state of excitement that is likely to enhance creative performance in subject like English, Drama and Art.

Gray says her research shows that students to listen to classical music with 60 to 70 beats per minute while they study score an average of 12-percent more on their Math exams.

Gray says, "Music has a positive effect on the mind and listening to the right type of music can actually improve studying and learning."