Hi Rick,
For THE STRAIGHT DOPE's take on this question (regarding plants), please see:
www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_108.html
Not quite a journal publication, but an interesting read, nonetheless.
Best,
Mike
At 08:47 AM 10/13/00 -0500, Rick Froman wrote:
>The following recently came across my class e-mail list and, of course, you
>hear similar claims made all the time. Does anyone have the scoop on this,
>with a lead on at least one reference in a journal.
>
>Rick
>
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>not only people are affected by music I have heard about experiments, on the
>effect that music has on plants and animals, and how they react to
>different kinds of music and it seems that they have a positive reaction to
>instrumental music and a somewhat negative effect with stronger music like
>rock.
>
>Dr. Richard L. Froman
>Psychology Department
>x295
>e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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