Classical Music Alters the Brain–Here’s How​

By Flora Zhao
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May 07, 2024
Updated:
May 08, 2024

... and find his IQ will get back above 80. Further, as (you guys know) I like to post significant PSAs to help my fellow wanderers. Listen to this and you will feel your brain go 'aaahhhhhh'....

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A gray-haired older woman sat motionless with her gaze lowered. In the late stages of dementia, she no longer spoke to others or made eye contact.
When Ayako Yonetani started playing the violin, the woman slowly lifted her head.
“Her mouth moved, and her eyes brightened as if she heard my music and was trying to follow it,” recounted Ms. Yonetani, a concert artist and professor of violin and viola at the University of Central Florida School of Performing Arts.
Those who spent time with the older woman were astonished. “They had never seen her react like this before,” she said. But this was only one of many times that Ms. Yonetani had seen such a thing.

Clear Evidence​

One study published in the 1990s in the journal Nature drew people’s attention.
Three groups of participants were instructed to either sit in silence, listen to a relaxation tape, or listen to Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D major (K448). Ten minutes later, the group who listened to Mozart’s music showed a significant improvement in spatial IQ score—nearly 10 points higher than the other two groups.

Clear evidence

@David_Dennison nice work

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Seems like the usual suspects will be back at it. WB returns leading scorer and best back, WL will have to reload quite a bit, Regina returns 85 percent of its scoring but loses best defender, WC takes a grad hit but should still be solid, DMS Christian should be really good.

Tilly, how will GRGC be? I see your leading scorer returns.

FWIW, 7 of the top 10 1A goal leaders return next year.

On the wall in Athens. Him getting hurt was the worst thing that could have happened to him. The freshman behind him were going to seriously cut into his playing time and he saw the writing on the wall. He will be a solid player for you guys when he isnt taking plays off.

How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went very well for it being my first time on varsity, I ended with 55 tackles but in our last game I tore my labrum.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“It’s going to be a slow summer for sure for workouts because my surgery for my labrum will impact it a lot but I’m going to do as much as possible with my team.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I’m very excited for our season next year. We got a lot of returners and some young guys who I think will step up and we’ll have a really good season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Gilbert.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Will Hawthorne.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes my dream is to play D1 football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t done any of the recruiting stuff yet this offseason I’m focusing on getting better with my team to get a state title.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any trips but I think I’m going to go to a few camps like Iowa and Iowa state.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“See above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa is my dream team to play for, they have been my favorite since I was born and it helps that I’m George Kittle’s cousin.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I was really proud of how our team played throughout the season. We overcame many errors early in the season to make a deep push in the playoffs. Only wish it didn't end before the Dome.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“After football, I wrestled but broke my wrist wrestling Jack Campbell, little brother. So, as of right now, I'm doing left-handed shot put and disc while doing other speed workouts.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“In my opinion, the only question mark for our team is our o and d lines. Our o line was the centerpiece of our team last year and allowed our running backs to have so much success. We will definitely need some new people to step up into those seniors' places.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Pella Christian is always a tough game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I really don't pay close attention to specific players.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I plan to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have visited UNI and Iowa’s spring practices.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I feel Iowa is recruiting me the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not had any official visits yet but have had a few unofficial visits with Iowa.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I don't really have official visits lined up but will be attempting many summer camps in the surrounding area such as Iowa’s big 3, Kansas, K State, and Wisconsin.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I grew up listening to Iowa football on the radio while working in the barn. So, they have been who I cheer for during the Cy-Hawk game.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The football season went okay overall, we dropped a few games we should have won, but I made a big stride in my on-field performance and we got better as a team.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I'm focusing on track, baseball, hitting the weight room, and developing as an athlete.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we can easily be better than we were last year but we have to develop this off-season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We have a really tough schedule coming into this season, almost any team on our schedule could make the playoffs in my opinion, but overall I think the toughest team will be Coon Rapids-Bayard.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest player we will face off against is Cal Heydon from Coon Rapids-Bayard.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I would like to play college baseball and maybe football if I have the opportunity.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I've received Camp Invites from schools like UConn, Kent State, and Penn.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school that's been in contact with me the most has been Dordt.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any visits yet.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan to go on a few this summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Iowa.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went well, I felt like I had a good year but looking back I left a few plays out there. The team as a whole did well and although we fell short, it was still a good season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m running track this spring and over the summer I’ll be doing workouts with the team and also playing some 7on7 with IA Flex.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel really good about next year, we have a lot of guys coming back and some really good players coming up. We should have a really good team, hopefully we can be great.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Nevada will probably be the best team we play in the regular season; they lost a good group but they have some players coming back that will be solid. I’m glad we get to play them at home with our fans and it should be a fun game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The best player we play is probably someone on Nevada, they lost a good running back but their quarterback is solid. They bring back both of their middle linebackers and they’re both good players, probably one of them.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’m looking to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve really just talked to some NAIA schools here in Iowa: Northwestern, Grand View, Dordt. I’ve also been in contact with Upper Iowa.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Grand View or Upper Iowa.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve visited Grand View, Northwestern, Dordt, and Upper Iowa.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I’m going to Northwestern for a camp and spring game, and I have a couple other camps shortly.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“University of Iowa.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went well, we were 7-3 and had a big bounce back from the previous year and are starting to build a good culture.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m currently doing track but I also do football and basketball. I do a lifting program 5 times a week.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel really good about the next season. We are losing quite a bit but we return good prices and should be really solid next year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I would say our toughest competition is going to be West Handcock or Saint Ansgar, they are traditionally good programs and should be good this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest competition will be Jake Hansen from Saint Ansgar, he fought last year.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play college football or basketball.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“All for football; they are Iowa, UNI, USD, SDSU, Sioux Falls, and ISU.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say UNI and USD are recruiting me the most.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I went on football visits to USD, Iowa, ISU, UNI, and Sioux falls.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I’m going to SDSU and ISU in the spring and some more in the future.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“ISU was my favorite, my dad and grandpa played football there so it was natural.”

Please remember and abide by the rules of The End Zone. The End Zone is for Iowa Prep fans only. Whatever is said in The End Zone, must stay in The End Zone.

This week's recruiting updates: Aiden Stensrud, Riley Graber, Cael Wishman, Kaden Clark, and Nate Warner.

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Q&A with Lake Mills defensive end Aiden Stensrud​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play college football or basketball.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“All for football; they are Iowa, UNI, USD, SDSU, Sioux Falls, and ISU.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say UNI and USD are recruiting me the most.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I went on football visits to USD, Iowa, ISU, UNI, and Sioux falls.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I’m going to SDSU and ISU in the spring and some more in the future.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“ISU was my favorite, my dad and grandpa played football there so it was natural.”


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Q&A with PCM defensive back Riley Graber​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’m looking to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve really just talked to some NAIA schools here in Iowa: Northwestern, Grand View, Dordt. I’ve also been in contact with Upper Iowa.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Grand View or Upper Iowa.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve visited Grand View, Northwestern, Dordt, and Upper Iowa.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I’m going to Northwestern for a camp and spring game, and I have a couple other camps shortly.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“University of Iowa.”


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Q&A with Baxter linebacker Cael Wishman​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I would like to play college baseball and maybe football if I have the opportunity.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I've received Camp Invites from schools like UConn, Kent State, and Penn.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school that's been in contact with me the most has been Dordt.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any visits yet.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan to go on a few this summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Iowa.”


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Q&A with PCM defensive tackle Kaden Clark​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I plan to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have visited UNI and Iowa’s spring practices.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I feel Iowa is recruiting me the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not had any official visits yet but have had a few unofficial visits with Iowa.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I don't really have official visits lined up but will be attempting many summer camps in the surrounding area such as Iowa’s big 3, Kansas, K State, and Wisconsin.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I grew up listening to Iowa football on the radio while working in the barn. So, they have been who I cheer for during the Cy-Hawk game.”


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Q&A with Pella linebacker Nate Warner​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes my dream is to play D1 football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t done any of the recruiting stuff yet this offseason I’m focusing on getting better with my team to get a state title.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any trips but I think I’m going to go to a few camps like Iowa and Iowa state.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“See above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa is my dream team to play for, they have been my favorite since I was born and it helps that I’m George Kittle’s cousin.”


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Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about sports now!


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Q&A with Lake Mills defensive end Aiden Stensrud
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went well, we were 7-3 and had a big bounce back from the previous year and are starting to build a good culture.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m currently doing track but I also do football and basketball. I do a lifting program 5 times a week.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel really good about the next season. We are losing quite a bit but we return good prices and should be really solid next year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I would say our toughest competition is going to be West Handcock or Saint Ansgar, they are traditionally good programs and should be good this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest competition will be Jake Hansen from Saint Ansgar, he fought last year.”

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Q&A with PCM defensive back Riley Graber
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went well, I felt like I had a good year but looking back I left a few plays out there. The team as a whole did well and although we fell short, it was still a good season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m running track this spring and over the summer I’ll be doing workouts with the team and also playing some 7on7 with IA Flex.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel really good about next year, we have a lot of guys coming back and some really good players coming up. We should have a really good team, hopefully we can be great.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Nevada will probably be the best team we play in the regular season; they lost a good group but they have some players coming back that will be solid. I’m glad we get to play them at home with our fans and it should be a fun game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The best player we play is probably someone on Nevada, they lost a good running back but their quarterback is solid. They bring back both of their middle linebackers and they’re both good players, probably one of them.”

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Q&A with Baxter linebacker Cael Wishman
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The football season went okay overall, we dropped a few games we should have won, but I made a big stride in my on-field performance and we got better as a team.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I'm focusing on track, baseball, hitting the weight room, and developing as an athlete.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we can easily be better than we were last year but we have to develop this off-season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We have a really tough schedule coming into this season, almost any team on our schedule could make the playoffs in my opinion, but overall I think the toughest team will be Coon Rapids-Bayard.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest player we will face off against is Cal Heydon from Coon Rapids-Bayard.”

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Q&A with PCM defensive tackle Kaden Clark
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I was really proud of how our team played throughout the season. We overcame many errors early in the season to make a deep push in the playoffs. Only wish it didn't end before the Dome.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“After football, I wrestled but broke my wrist wrestling Jack Campbell, little brother. So, as of right now, I'm doing left-handed shot put and disc while doing other speed workouts.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“In my opinion, the only question mark for our team is our o and d lines. Our o line was the centerpiece of our team last year and allowed our running backs to have so much success. We will definitely need some new people to step up into those seniors' places.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Pella Christian is always a tough game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I really don't pay close attention to specific players.”

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Q&A with Pella linebacker Nate Warner
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went very well for it being my first time on varsity, I ended with 55 tackles but in our last game I tore my labrum.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“It’s going to be a slow summer for sure for workouts because my surgery for my labrum will impact it a lot but I’m going to do as much as possible with my team.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I’m very excited for our season next year. We got a lot of returners and some young guys who I think will step up and we’ll have a really good season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Gilbert.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Will Hawthorne.”

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Someone tell me again why we should vote for this houseplant...?

President Joe Biden halted a large shipment of aerial bombs to Israel last week in an effort to force the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to bend to his wishes as he faces backlash from the anti-Semitic forces within his own party.

The Associated Press reported that the shipment was supposed to include 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs. The administration is also holding off on providing Israel with Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits, which turn bombs into precision-guided smart bombs.

Biden stopped the shipment to protest Israel’s decision to go forward with trying to eliminate the Hamas terrorists that remain within the Gazan city of Rafah.

The administration claimed that its concern had to do with providing Israel with large explosive ordnance that could be used in Rafah where Palestinians are densely packed into small spaces.

No weapons to them...

Are you a high school senior from the state of Iowa who has been involved in wrestling or know someone who is? It is my pleasure to let you all know about the newly formed Kirk Hageman Memorial Scholarship. We will be giving a $500 college scholarship annually to a high school senior from the state of Iowa who either wrestled or was heavily involved (manager, cheerleader, etc…) in the sport of wrestling in high school and plans to attend college after high school graduation. We are also looking for a candidate who plans to stay involved in our great sport in the future in some capacity.


Kirk Hageman was an avid wrestling fan who graduated from Decorah High School in northeast Iowa. He continued to be heavily involved in wrestling after high school and it was a great passion of Kirk's for his entire life. Kirk was involved in the sport in many ways but most notably, and his favorite, was as a volunteer high school wrestling coach at Richland Center, WI as well as Cedar Rapids Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, IA. In 2009 Kirk passed away much too young, but his exuberance for wrestling lives on with his family and friends. We have now created the Kirk Hageman Memorial Scholarship to be awarded every year in his memory.


If you are truly passionate about wrestling and want to continue your education then we are looking for you! Please write a short essay about how wrestling has impacted your life and how you plan to continue to be involved or give back to wrestling in the future. You do not have to be a wrestler in college but can plan on being a wrestler, manager, cheerleader, plan on getting into coaching, or just being an avid supporter. Essays should also include your contact information as well as the email for your high school guidance counselor or athletic director should we have any questions.


Please include a copy of your high school transcripts so we know that you are serious about continuing your education. Recipients will be expected to maintain a 3.0 grade point average in their first semester of college and the $500 scholarship will be awarded during the second semester.


All essays and transcripts can be emailed to kirkhagemanscholarship@hotmail.com or mailed to:

Kirk Hageman Scholarship Fund
c/o Lars Underbakke
202 W 16th St
West Liberty, IA 52776


All application materials need to be received by March 15. Please direct questions to kirkhagemanscholarship@hotmail.com.

Thank you for being involved with our great sport and we look forward to hearing from you about why you love wrestling!

The Kirk Hageman Scholarship Board of Directors.

Dawgs sweep #13 Vandy.

or something... this makes anyone from Alabama look bad. Jeebus...

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