Why Music Gives You Goosebumps — Even When You Know the Song
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Why can familiar music still produce a shiver? Explore musical chills, anticipation, reward and the changing experience of listening. This episode distinguishes scientific findings from interpretation and explains why goosebumps are not a test of musical sensitivity.
This episode uses an AI-generated narration voice.
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Research references:
1. Blood AJ, Zatorre RJ (2001). Intensely pleasurable responses to music…
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