What Makes An Earworm So Catchy Analysis

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Branded into your brain.
It is so typical for people to get a song stuck in their head that there's actually a term for it, “Earworm”, it happens all the time. I read “What Makes an Earworm so Catchy” by Live Science. These earworms are usually faster paced, and have common repetitions within the song. My article talks about the science behind certain songs that repeat in our brain while others fade away. Typically the first phase of the song rises, and the second falls in pitch. Also, they have unusual intervals with unexpected leaps in the song timing, or more repeated notes than normal. This article also explains some ways to get a song out of your head. For example, listen to a song all the way through, think about another song, or keep