Ep 28: Why songs get stuck in our heads

Why do some songs get stuck in our heads? In this episode, our presenter Ginny Smith explores the psychology of earworms. Ginny hears about the possible evolutionary reasons for why we experience the phenomenon, learns what earworms can teach us about memory — and finds out how to get rid of them. Our guests, in order of appearance, are Kelly Jakubowski , assistant professor of music psychology at Durham University; Petr Janata , professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis; and Michael K. Scullin , associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at Baylor University. Episode credits: Presented and produced by Ginny Smith. Mixing and editing by Jeff Knowler. PsychCrunch theme music by Catherine Loveday and Jeff Knowler. Art work by Tim Grimshaw. Research from our guests includes: Dissecting an Earworm: Melodic Features and Song Popularity Predict Involuntary Musical Imagery Spontaneous mental replay of music improves memory for incidentally associated event knowledge. Bedtime Music, Involuntary Musical Imagery, and Sleep

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Ep 28: Why songs get stuck in our heads is an episode from PsychCrunch by Christian Jarrett.

This episode is 24:59 long.

This episode was published on Oct 15, 2021.

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