This tool promises to eliminate melodies that stay in your head.
songs like “He is homeless” of The Tigress of the East or more Christmas like the traditional one “All I Want For Christmas Is You” of Mariah Carey They become unwanted guests of our minds. But a tool called Earworm Eraser It could be salvation for those of us who can't get rid of these catchy melodies.
Created by the company software Atlassian, Earworm Eraser is a 40-second audio track specifically designed to break the repetitive cycle of catchy songs, also known as earworms. According to a study 2011 published in Psychology of Music90% of people experience this phenomenon at least once a week.
The key to the success of this tool, according to Kelly Jakubowskiassociate professor of musical psychology at the Durham Universitylies in avoiding the characteristics that make songs memorable: danceable rhythms, predictable melodic forms and repetitive musical patterns.
Instead, Earworm Eraser It combines fast and slow tempos, style changes and unpredictable meters that confuse the brain and manage to bring out the mental worm that repeats “Die With A Smile” of Lady Gaga & Bruno Marsa very repeated success this season, even more than “All I Want For Christmas Is You”.
Since its launch last year, Earworm Eraser has accumulated over 100,000 views on YouTube. Although it does not work for everyone, users like the humble editor of this note found the solution to get things out of their heads. “APT” of ROSÉ & Bruno Mars.
So, if you can't get a song out of your head this holiday season, maybe it's time to give Earworm Eraser.
