忘不掉口水歌？嚼口香糖吧！
<p><span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span>: <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="catchy">catchy</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="days">days</span> - <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> - <span word="on">on</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="head">head</span>.</p><p>我们都遇到过这种状况：你听完一首口水歌后，连续数日甚至数周你都没办法将其摆脱掉——这首歌就是在你脑中阴魂不散。</p><p><span word="Known">Known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earworm">earworm</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="brainworm">brainworm</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="before">before</span> - <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="rid">rid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="poorly">poorly</span> <span word="understood">understood</span>.</p><p>这就是俗称的“耳朵虫”，先前曾经对“耳朵虫效应”进行过研究，但是“耳朵虫”的起源、如何摆脱“耳朵虫”，却一直令人费解。</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>; <span word="chewing">chewing</span> <span word="gum">gum</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="catchy">catchy</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="often">often</span>.</p><p>如今研究人员宣称他们找到了答案：听完口水歌后嚼一嚼口香糖，你就不会那么频繁地想起这首歌。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Reading">Reading</span>.</p><p>雷丁大学的科学家们开展了这项研究。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="research">research</span> 98 <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="the">the</span> ‘<span word="catchy">catchy</span> <span word="tunes">tunes</span>' <span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="Hard">Hard</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Guetta">Guetta</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Payphone">Payphone</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Maroon">Maroon</span> 5.</p><p>在研究中，科学家们给98位志愿者播放大卫·库塔的<span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="Hard">Hard</span>和魔力红乐队的<span word="Payphone">Payphone</span>，这两首歌的曲调都朗朗上口。</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> - <span word="while">while</span> <span word="chewing">chewing</span> <span word="gum">gum</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="chewing">chewing</span> <span word="gum">gum</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tapping">tapping</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="finger">finger</span>.</p>
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