But there's little evidence that listening to the whole song will get rid of an earworm. Research suggests that listening to ...

Ever had a song just...lodge itself in your brain? You're not alone! That's an earworm, and science has figured out why they happen. Researchers at the University of St Andrews developed a formula ...

Earworms, those catchy snippets of music that loop in our minds, are a common experience for most people, especially music lovers. Factors like frequency of exposure and familiarity influence their ...

Like a good cup of espresso, music is a sensory experience that can stick with you long after it’s gone. Music doesn’t even need to be played out loud. Perhaps even reading the word “espresso” put ...

Emery Schubert receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Pause and think about it for a moment. For those unfamiliar, nothing will come to mind. But if you’ve heard the song of the same ...

While most rock songs center around a titular electric guitar riff, Queen and David Bowie’s “Under Pressure” uses a bassline as the basic building block. John Deacon’s riff is almost as iconic as the ...

Earworms, also known as involuntary musical imagery, are brief snippets of music that repetitively play in our minds. They can be as short as 15 to 30 seconds and often feel like they loop without end ...