Daily Archives: November 13, 2011

Of Schizophrenia, Dissociation, Out of Body Experiences, and the Rubber Hand Illusion

RM had his first out-of-body experience at the age of 16. Now, at the age of 55, he has had more than he can count. They usually happen just before he falls asleep; for ten minutes, he feels like he is floating above his body, looking down on himself. If the same thing happens when…

INMI or Science of Earworms or Why You Can’t Get That Damned Song Out of Your Head

They go by many names: Brain worms, sticky music, cognitive itch, stuck song syndrome. But the most common (if also the most repugnant) is earworms, a literal translation from Ohrwurm, a term used to describe the phenomenon (and perhaps bring to mind an immediate association with corn earworms). If you’re an academic, you might refer…