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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago
Psychology

Readers replies: why does a song sometimes get stuck in our heads and what makes an earworm?

Catchy melodies and repeated exposure create involuntary earworms driven by memory, emotional relevance, rhythmic patterns, advertising jingles, and subconscious associations.
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago
Music

When Your Brain Sends You a Song

Spontaneous songs, images, or phrases often signal emotions or unresolved thoughts, serving as the brain's associative mechanism for processing complex internal states.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Why does a song sometimes get stuck in our heads and what precisely makes an earworm?

Repetitive, simple, catchy musical phrases and memory loops cause songs to involuntarily replay in the mind, especially after recent exposure or during low attention.
fromRAIN News
4 months ago

RAIN Notes: October 6, 2025

It comes from a team of science researchers at the School of Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. (Put that on a business card.) We learn this from culture news publication NME, which divulges a scientific earworm formula which involves qualities of receptiveness, melodic potency, and rhythmic repetition. This research delivers a top-20 list of earworm songs.
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