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  2. Earworm - Wikipedia

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    Earworm songs usually have a fast-paced tempo and an easy-to-remember melody. However, earworms also tend to have unusual intervals or repetitions that make them stand out from other songs. Earworms also tend to be played on the radio more than other songs and are usually featured at the top of the charts. [43]

  3. A Neurotologist Explains Why You Can’t Get That Song Out of ...

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    Psychologically, earworms are a cognitive “itch” that the brain automatically itches back, resulting in a vicious loop. As odd as the phenomenon is, the good news is, earworms are totally normal.

  4. What causes 'earworms,' and how to banish them - AOL

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    Don't worry, earworms aren't the newest creepy bug out there -- though they are incredibly annoying. You know when you get a little piece of a song stuck in your head that you just can't shake ...

  5. Catchiness - Wikipedia

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    Songs that embody high levels of remembrance or catchiness are literally known as "catchy songs" or "earworms". [1] While it is hard to scientifically explain what makes a song catchy, there are many documented techniques that recur throughout catchy music, such as repetition , hooks and alliteration .

  6. Earworms: why do we get them? - AOL

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    Getting a song 'stuck in our head' is scientifically known as 'involuntary musical imagery'.

  7. Angiostrongylus cantonensis - Wikipedia

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    Metastrongyloidea are characterized as 2-cm-long, [9] slender, threadlike worms that reside in the lungs of the definitive host. [10] Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a closely related worm that causes intestinal angiostrongyliasis in Central and South America.

  8. Why norovirus is so hard to kill: Here's how to protect ... - AOL

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    Why is norovirus so hard to kill? The most reliable way to stop the spread is washing your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds , especially if you are preparing food, or after using ...

  9. Sickness behavior - Wikipedia

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    Ancher, Michael, "The Sick Girl", 1882, Statens Museum for Kunst. Sickness behavior is a coordinated set of adaptive behavioral changes that develop in ill individuals during the course of an infection. [1] They usually, but not always, [2] accompany fever and aid survival.