Do you have an obnoxiously catchy song lyric stuck on repeat in your brain? New research suggests that the secret to getting rid of these "earworms" may be as simple as chewing a stick of gum. According to a new study conducted by psychologists at the University of Reading in the U.K., chewing diverts attention away from the catchy melody or lyric. Earworms happen to as many as 90 percent of people at least once a week, psychologist Vicky Williamson told NPR's John Donvan in 2012. The University...
Do you have an obnoxiously catchy song lyric stuck on repeat in your brain? New research suggests that the secret to getting rid of these "earworms" may be as simple as chewing a stick of gum. According to a new study conducted by psychologists at the University of Reading in the U.K., chewing diverts attention away from the catchy melody or lyric. Earworms happen to as many as 90 percent of people at least once a week, psychologist Vicky Williamson told NPR's John Donvan in 2012. The University...
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