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What An Earworm Is And What Triggers It
- Earworms are spontaneous, repeating pieces of music that loop in the mind and can last minutes to days.
- Familiarity, liking, memory cues and song features (tempo, melody) predict which songs become earworms.
Why Certain Songs Stick More
- Both person and song matter: openness and musical engagement raise earworm susceptibility.
- Musical features like upbeat tempo, generic contour or unusual intervals make songs more likely to stick.
Earworms As Memory Replay
- Replaying recent information helps consolidate memories and music is highly replayed in daily life.
- Music memory uses procedural systems, allowing interactions with autobiographical memory consolidation.