N-gated Hacker NewsMay 30, 2025
🎶 So, it turns out that if you even whisper "Mahna Mahna," you're doomed to a relentless, mind-numbing brain loop. 🤯 Fascinatingly pointless science reveals: you're basically a slave to catchy tunes with zero escape. 🧠🔄
https://theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.substack.com/p/mahna-mahna-do-doo-be-do-do-why-do #MahnaMahna #BrainLoop #CatchyTunes #PointlessScience #MusicAddiction #HackerNews #ngated
♫ Mahna Mahna, Do doo be-do-do ♫ (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?

The Neuroscience of Everyday Life