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I heard about the study at UC Davis just yesterday after I posted this thread. Actually, I really wouldn’t characterize most of the music in my head as earworms. I think earworms sound more involuntary— a song you can’t get out. I feel like I have a fairly high degree of control if what songs are playing in my head— or maybe it’s that the word ear worm sounds like something involuntary or unwanted but the studies below show they are usually not unpleasant for people. I also saw something about OCD and unpleasant earworms. Well it’s all interesting.
That song is stuck in your head, but it's helping you to remember
New research suggests that remembering a song in your head is more than a passing nuisance -- it plays an important role in helping memories form, not only for the song, but also related life events.
www.sciencedaily.com
Psychologists identify key characteristics of earworms
Certain songs do tend to stick in our heads more than others for some very specific reasons.
www.apa.org
Psychologists identify key characteristics of earworms
Certain songs do tend to stick in our heads more than others for some very specific reasons.
www.apa.org