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²ÝÁñÉçÇø researcher: Songs stuck in your head not always music to your ears

Think of a song.

Now let me make a few predictions about the song in your head.

It's probably one that you enjoy, or at least don't mind. You likely heard just a part of it, perhaps the chorus. And the song didn't linger, but it has a good chance of popping into your…

Graduate students in ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Psychology Dept. offer free counseling

Beginning Jan. 22, graduate students in Western Washington University’s Psychology Department will provide free individual counseling services, under faculty supervision.
²ÝÁñÉçÇøâ€™s Counseling Training Clinic has openings for individual counseling of adults, adolescents and children.…

²ÝÁñÉçÇø grad students to offer free counseling

Graduate students in Western Washington University's psychology department are offering free individual counseling sessions starting Tuesday, Jan. 22.

²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Counseling Training Clinic will offer appointments for adults and children, with openings from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday…

²ÝÁñÉçÇø offers free counseling for community members
²ÝÁñÉçÇø researcher investigates why certain songs get stuck in our heads
Remembering Whatcom County residents who died in 2012

With the new year ahead of us, let's stop for a moment to remember some of the noteworthy Whatcom County people who died in 2012:

²ÝÁñÉçÇø researchers say musical 'ear worms' triggered by environmental cues

Ever wonder why certain songs get stuck in your head?

A psychology professor at Western Washington University has found that it's the songs people know and like that most often become intrusive.

Professor Ira Hyman found that…

Western Washington University researcher investigates why certain songs get stuck in our heads

Contrary to the belief that it’s only the most obnoxious or annoying songs that get stuck in our heads, Western Washington University psychology professor Ira Hyman has found that it’s the songs people know and like that most often become intrusive.

In research conducted with his students…

Investigating The Anatomy Of The Musical Earworm

Weekend Edition Sunday guest host Linda Wertheimer talks with Ira Hyman, a professor of psychology at Western Washington University, about his new study. He investigated "earworms," songs that get stuck in your head, and why they lodge themselves in our brains.

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