Is Your Song an Earworm? Find Out
Almost 90% of people have at some point in their lives, have an ‘earworm’ in their heads. No, it’s not this one! (Image credit: twitter.com/todaysearworm) It’s not about those slimy, squiggly little creatures. Actually, this is about songs. Yes, the same latest music songs that you hear and then for days together play it in your heads, right? The process of having a song stuck in our heads and getting it played in a loop is known as ‘’earworm’’ . But have you ever wondered why this sort of thing happens? Why do these old or new songs or soundtracks suddenly start playing in our heads without us even trying to recall them? The answer to it lies in a Research . A team of researchers in the US have identified five key components that turn those old classical tunes into infectious melodies . These are: What more? This team of researchers has even gone on to the extent of making a MATHEMATICAL FORMULA to explain the forming of an earworm! (Not kidding!) You can now find ...