Listening to the song?Be careful of "ear bugs"!

Many people have the habit of listening to music to fall asleep, thinking that this helps to sleep.

But this method does not use some people at all, and even listened to the more spirit.

Michael Scullin, an associate professor of neuroscience in Berle University of Belle, found that when he woke up in the middle of the night, he would linger a song in his mind, which affected his sleep quality.

So he began to study the relationship between listening to music and sleep.

He is concerned about a mechanism that rarely explores: when a song or melody is repeatedly played, people often repeat this song (or melody) like brainwashing, and even unconsciously humming consciously This is called "earworm effect".

"Ear Worm" is an unconscious music image that usually occurs at soberness, but Scullin finds that they may also happen when trying to sleep.

Related research results were published in "Psychological Science".

How to get rid of the "earworm effect"?

Scullin suggested that you can first try to listen to music first. If you are disturbed by the "ear worm", you can occasionally rest.

"The timing of listening to music is also very important. Try to avoid listening to music before going to bed."

He said, "If you often listen to music in bed, you will have this connection. Even if you do n’t listen to music, you may also trigger the‘ ear bug effect ’when you want to sleep.”

Another method to get rid of the "ear worm" is to participate in cognitive activities, and fully focus on one task, problem or activity, which helps disperse the brain's attention to the "ear worm".

Scullin suggested that before going to bed, do not participate in very demanding activities or do things that interfere with sleep, such as watching TV or playing video games.

Watching the upcoming task for 5 minutes before going to bed helps "get rid of" the concerns of the future, thereby falling asleep faster.

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