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~Saturday Sway & Goosebumps  What Getting Chills from Music Says About Your Brain Music seems to have a primal hold on us, reaching the very core of what it means to be human and reminding us that we are all small-town girls, living in lonely worlds. And when it finally hits that chorus, you know that you'll never stop believing. We have chills — do you have chills? If so, you might have a very special kind of brain. A Sensory Superpower As it turns out, getting chills from music is not as common as you might think. Researchers from USC released a study that suggests that only about 50 percent of people feel things like shivers, a lump in their throat, and goosebumps when they listen to music. What's more, those people might have very different brains than those who don't experience those feelings. First, they gathered 20 people and had them listen to a selection of their favorite songs. Whenever they felt a chill, they pressed a button. All 20 were then given MRI scans — and the 10 that reported reactions were obvious standouts. Their brains turned out to have a much higher volume of fibers connecting their auditory cortex to the areas that process emotion. More fibers mean that those two areas of the brain can communicate much more effectively. It also means that, because their emotional processing centers are beefier, those people are more able to experience extreme emotions. A Feeling of Frisson This study might shed a light on the causes of the phenomenon, but it's been well-documented for years. Actually, it even has a name. The phenomenon of chills or goosebumps that come from a piece of music (or from any other aesthetic experience) is called frisson, and it's been one of the big mysteries of human nature since it was first described. That's because even if we know the actual mechanism that causes frisson — a close connection to the emotional processing center — we don't know what purpose it could serve us. But other studies have suggested some potential benefits of this kind of behavior. One report from 2007 found that individuals who experience frisson are more open to new experiences than others, and other studies described higher levels of creativity and intellectual curiosity. In other words, the appreciation of beauty is central to what makes us human, and frisson is just a super-charged version of that appreciation. **Re-boot * The Fuse ~ Jackson Browne ~ The Pretender * Laura ~ Bat For Lashes ~ The Haunted Man * Sometimes It Snows In April ~ Prince ~ Under The Cherry Moon * A Fool In Love ~ Ike & Tina Turner ~ The Soul Of Ike & Tina Turner * Out Of Time ~ The Rolling Stones ~ Flowers * Here Comes My Girl ~ Tom Petty ~ Damn The Torpedoes * Broken Bones & Pocket Change ~ St Paul & The Broken Bones~ Half The City * Kiss Off ~ Violent Femmes ~ Violent Femmes * Both Sides Now ~ Gang Of Youths ~ Let Me Be Clear * Don't Fall Apart On Me Tonight ~ Bob Dylan ~ Infidels Here Comes My Girl ~Tom Petty You know sometimes, I don't know why But this old town just seems so hopeless I ain't really sure, but it seems I remember the good times Were just a little bit more in focus But when she puts her arms around me I can somehow rise above it Yeah, man, when I got that little girl standing right by my side You know, I can tell the whole wide world "Shove it!" Hey! Hey, here comes my girl, here comes my girl Yeah, she looks so right, she is all I need tonight Every now and then, I get down to the end of a day I have to stop, ask myself why I've done it It just seems so useless to have to work so hard And nothin' ever really seem to come from it And then she looks me in the eye, says, "We're gonna last forever" And man, you know I can't begin to doubt it No, 'cause it just feels so good and so free and so right I know we ain't never gon' change our minds about it Hey, here comes my girl, here comes my girl Yeah, she looks so right, she is all I need tonight Watch her walk Yeah, every time it seems like there ain't nothin' left no more I find myself havin' to reach out and grab hold of somethin' Yeah, I just catch myself wonderin', waitin', worryin' About some silly little things that don't add up to nothin' And then she looks me in the eye, says, "We're gonna last forever," And man, you know I can't begin to doubt it No, 'cause it just feels so good and so free and so right I know we ain't never gon' change our minds about it Hey, here comes my girl, here comes my girl Yeah, she looks so right, she is all I need tonight That's right That's right! "Men need to hunt. She obviously understands this. She’s offering herself as prey. Not easy prey. But willing.” |
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giving goosebumps is always exciting.  "Men need to hunt. She obviously understands this. She’s offering herself as prey. Not easy prey. But willing.”
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Incredibly sensual photo "Men need to hunt. She obviously understands this. She’s offering herself as prey. Not easy prey. But willing.”
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Yes, a great song. "Men need to hunt. She obviously understands this. She’s offering herself as prey. Not easy prey. But willing.”
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Excellent post with an amazing picture. "Men need to hunt. She obviously understands this. She’s offering herself as prey. Not easy prey. But willing.”
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I love that part of the song too. It gives me goosebumps too. "Men need to hunt. She obviously understands this. She’s offering herself as prey. Not easy prey. But willing.”
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Watch her walk  "Men need to hunt. She obviously understands this. She’s offering herself as prey. Not easy prey. But willing.”
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"WATCH HER WALK!!!!".... 1243055 "Men need to hunt. She obviously understands this. She’s offering herself as prey. Not easy prey. But willing.”
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Great sway......"Wind Beneath My Wings" gives me those goosebumps. "Men need to hunt. She obviously understands this. She’s offering herself as prey. Not easy prey. But willing.”
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giving goosebumps is always exciting.
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Incredibly sensual photo
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Excellent post with an amazing picture.
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Watch her walk
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"WATCH HER WALK!!!!".... 1243055
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Great sway......"Wind Beneath My Wings" gives me those goosebumps.
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Happy Listening. "Men need to hunt. She obviously understands this. She’s offering herself as prey. Not easy prey. But willing.”
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