Why songs get stuck in your head.

[DrLeftover]

Music has a tendency to get stuck in our heads. You know the experience - a tune intrudes on your thoughts and plays, and replays, in a never-ending loop. It happened recently to me. So, as a science reporter, I thought I'd try to find out why.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17105759

 

[Evil Eye]

This is why I hate hearing a radio.

I always get some crappy song stuck in my head.

Too bad their results aren't exactly conclusive.

 

[Raven]

I listen to music most of the day, so when I'm not listening to something, something appears, that is my reason.