Can getting a song stuck in your head actually be a good thing? It sure doesn’t feel that way… as you sing the Hot Pockets jingle for the 2000th time! But new studies suggest “earworms” can actually be a boon to your brain. Today Nikki and Malone welcome cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Petr Janata to find out how those annoying musical loops that will.not.go.away affect our memory and our overall psychological health. Plus: tips on flushing an earworm out when, to paraphrase Kylie Minogue, you just can’t get it out of your head.

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