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You got a song stuck in your head? Earworms are music and memory at work. Here's why we get them and how to get rid of them.

Most people have experienced the moment when a few seconds of a song begin looping endlessly in the mind. Scientists call ...

Ever had a song get stuck in your head for a long period of time? An ‘earworm’ wiggles its way into your consciousness as a song—or more likely, a verse or two of one—with no plan of exit, leaving you ...

Cheers to science for this one. We've all been there, and we've all said it. "I can't get this stupid song out of my head now." Whether it's a song we heard in a store while shopping, a song someone ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. You know that feeling when you just can’t get a song out of your head—just a short part of it playing over and over?

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and if that phrase just put Bing Crosby on repeat in your brain, (A) sorry, and (B) you’re not alone. ’Tis the season, after all, to hear “Jingle Bells” ...

NEW YORK – Amy Allen might not yet be a household name, but her work lives in your brain rent-free. And it's grabbed the attention of the Grammys. 2024, however, was the year Allen's work became ...

“I hate this song! Why won’t it stop playing in my head?” Earworms can be maddening—those songs that get stuck, playing over and over in your head. They can be commercial jingles (some of the worst ...

Researched and drafted by Faith Hochgesang, under the guidance of Dr. Elizabeth Kensinger, with additional editing by Drs. Daley and Ford When was the last time you went a whole day without hearing ...

A common phenomenon, earworms are tunes that get stuck in your head. Scientists explain these musical loops are caused by repetitive patterns and emotional connections. Brain regions like the auditory ...