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Why do we get earworms?
If we mention or even just allude to a catchy song, we risk having part of it playing on a loop in our head, for days on end. What's that about? And what can we do about it?
Throw the similarly sophisticated auditory processing systems into the mix, and you’re got an incredibly complicated suite of neurological interactions going on. Not exactly the shortest, catchiest song, but apparently if you attach it to a joke you’re unjustifiably pleased with, it’ll end up being lodged in your head for days. Maybe it’s just the result of a random spark of activity in the memory system inadvertently triggering the particular engrams that represent an infuriatingly catchy tune, like someone cheerfully throwing a stick for their dog and accidentally hitting a wasp nest.
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