14No. fourteen
Why music gives you chills
That shiver down your spine during the perfect key change has a name — frisson — and it says something strange about how your brain predicts.
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The Curiosity Notebook
Why We Can't Stop Wondering
Hi, and welcome in. This is my little corner of the internet for everything that fascinates me about the human brain like how it remembers, controls your body, imagines, and makes you you.
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About the notebook-keeper
Hi, I'm Elyse Oh.
I'm a professional over-thinker who loves all things neuroscience, LEGO, Harry Potter, and science fiction. I have a small pocket notebook that I use to keep track of all my wild questions, and this is the digital extension of it! This curiosity notebook is where I share what I find fascinating about the three pounds of tissue that make you!
If a neuroscience question here keeps you up at night too, then your in the right place
Beyond the blog
My Nonprofit
Curiosity about the brain, turned into something that helps people. This is a project close to my heart — I can't wait to share it.
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