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Earworms can occur with either 'positive' or 'negative' music. [11] Positive music in this case is music that sounds happy and/or calm. Negative music is the opposite, where the music sounds angry or sad.
They seem to occur once a week or more in many healthy adults, Dr. Gordon says, and according to research, up to 98% of the Western population have experienced them. What causes earworms?
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?
Getting a song 'stuck in our head' is scientifically known as 'involuntary musical imagery'.
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 .
Musical hallucinations can occur in people who are physically and mentally healthy, and for them, there is no known cause. [7] Most people find their musical hallucinations obtrusive, and wish to be rid of them, while others welcome them. In addition, investigators have pointed to factors that are associated with musical hallucinations.
Auditory hallucinations can also occur in mentally healthy individuals during the altered state of consciousness while falling asleep (hypnagogic hallucinations) and waking up (hypnopompic hallucinations). [27] High caffeine consumption has been linked to an increase in the likelihood of experiencing auditory hallucinations.
It's not just you: Plenty of people — from TikTok users to Grammy-winning artist Adele — say they have Sabrina Carpenter's song "Espresso" stuck in their heads.