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Song scientifically designed to make babies laugh, no joke
Scientists teamed up with a musical artist to create a song designed to make babies happy. The pop hit for babies seems to work, too. Listen for yourself.
Scientists teamed up with a pop artist to create a song designed to make babies happy.
According to Time Magazine, baby food manufacturer Cow & Gate hired a child development expert and a musical psychologist to come up with guidelines to create a pop hit for babies.
They determined that the song had to be uptempo, like a baby’s heartbeat, repetitive, and performed in a major key. The song also had be surprising, to keep the baby entertained.
Grammy-winning composer and singer Imogen Heap recorded the song. According to a video shared to YouTube, Cow & Gate, the company shared the song with seven families for a week to see if it would have an effect on their babies.
