In the light of this theoretical background it could be speculated that Mozart’s music facilitated the activation of specific brain areas relevant for spatio-temporal reasoning. Based on the specific temporal and spatial distribution of brain activity displayed by individuals of the MM group in the narrow α and broad γ bands a hypothetical model of cognitive processes involved in the superior problem solving of the MM respondents could be proposed. Respondents who listened to Mozart’s music showed less lower-1 α band ERD which is mainly related to the level of alertness . This decreased alertness was accompanied by less upper-α ERD in the first 3 s of problem solving and an overall γ ERS. This activity was mainly located in the parieto-occipital brain areas. Given that: (1) the upper-α band activity is modulated by semantic memory processes , (2) the γ band is associated with the binding hypothesis , and (3) the parieto-occipital brain areas play a central role in spatial perception and imagery , one could suggest that the solution strategy of the MM respondents at the beginning of the solution process was more figural and less verbal-semantic, whereas at the end of the solution process – when respondents were prompted to provide an answer – their strategy became more semantic.