If Music Gives You Goosebumps, Your Brain Might Be Special

[Melike]

I just found this article. Very interesting.

https://indy100.com/article/music-g...rch-emotions-psychology-study-harvard-7926781

I get goosebumps %90 of the time when I am listening to music. Do you experience this also?

'The research showed that they tended to have a denser volume of fibres that connect their auditory cortex and areas that process emotions, meaning the two can communicate better.'

It also means that, that special brain also can easily give you Tinnitus.

 

[Michael Leigh]

I get goosebumps %90 of the time when I am listening to music. Do you experience this also?

I have been an Audiophile for many years and enjoy listening to music replayed in very High quality. I have a dedicated listening room that has been acoustically treated so I can hear all the subtle nuances in my CDs and Vinyl record collection. Some people in this forum may not know what vinyl records are or have never listened to their playback. Let me assure you for those that don't know. Vinyl records sound superior in sound quality to CD. Once you hear them played on a good audio system then you'll know what I mean and realise what your ears have been missing for so long.

The Goosebumps that you refer to when listening to music Audiophiles call: Audio Nirvana or Synergy. It's when music sounds so wonderful replayed on an audio system the hairs on the back of one's neck stand up and Goosebumps are felt along the arms legs and elsewhere on the body - the music takes on an ethereal quality. One feels as if they are transported into another realm as they become lost in the music. The speakers completely disappear. You haven't said whether you are an Audiophile with a HI-End Audio system? Therefore, I think you are special to experience this just listening to music on run of the mill audio equipment that might not be High-End. Count yourself fortunate that you are able to tune into music in this way and forget about tinnitus and rejoice in Audio Nirvana.

All the best
Michael

 

[Melike]

I have been an Audiophile for many years and enjoy listening to music replayed in very High quality. I have a dedicated listening room that has been acoustically treated so I can hear all the subtle nuances in my CDs and Vinyl record collection. Some people in this forum may not know what vinyl records are or have never listened to their playback. Let me assure you for those that don't know. Vinyl records sound superior in sound quality to CD. Once you hear them played on a good audio system then you'll know what I mean and realise what your ears have been missing for so long.

The Goosebumps that you refer to when listening to music Audiophiles call: Audio Nirvana or Synergy. It's when music sounds so wonderful replayed on an audio system the hairs on the back of one's neck stand up and Goosebumps are felt along the arms legs and elsewhere on the body - the music takes on an ethereal quality. One feels as if they are transported into another realm as they become lost in the music. The speakers completely disappear. You haven't said whether you are an Audiophile with a HI-End Audio system? Therefore, I think you are special to experience this just listening to music on run of the mill audio equipment that might not be High-End. Count yourself fortunate that you are able to tune into music in this way and forget about tinnitus and rejoice in Audio Nirvana.

All the best
Michael

I have literally zero idea about audio systems and I experience this phenomenon even with the worst equipment possible Thanks Michael !

I would love to listen to a Vinyl record one day.

 

[Michael Leigh]

I would love to listen to a Vinyl record one day.

You are quite special @Melike and you should be rejoicing that you are affected by music in this way. I feel that way when I'm listening to opera on my HI-FI system and listening to female soprano or mezzo soprano voice- it is truly wonderful! Please go to book a demonstration at a HI-End HI-FI shop and listen to your favourite music; I assure you will be blown away. Please be warned, HI-FI is seriously addictive and ruthlessly expensive but once you hear what a good Audio system can do you will be hooked for life. I have been this way since the age of 16 many moons ago.

All the best
Michael

 

[Melike]

You are quite special @Melike and you should be rejoicing that you are affectedy music in this way. I feel that way when I'm listening to opera on my HI-FI system and listening to female soprano or mezzo soprano voice- it is truly wonderful! Please go to book a demonstration at a HI-End HI-FI shop and listen to your favourite music; I assure you will be blown away. Please be warned, HI-FI is seriously addictive and ruthlessly expensive but once you hear what a good Audio system can do you will be hooked for like. I have been this way since the age of 16 many moons ago.

All the best
Michael

Oh thanks Michael, I haven't realized that it was such a beautiful & precious thing.

Did you know that I am also an opera & musical enthusiast? I was just watching a Sierra Boggess performance from the Phantom of the Opera. I assume it is a low quality video plus I listen to it through my laptop speakers. But I immediately get crying&shivering kinda sensations.

My bf is a musician, thus he has a better understanding about HI-FI systems compared to me. Maybe we can invest in such a thing?

 

[Michael Leigh]

Did you know that I am also an opera & musical enthusiast? I was just watching a Sierra Boggess performance from the Phantom of the Opera. I assume it is a low quality video plus I listen to it through my laptop speakers. But I immediately get crying&shivering kinda sensations.

That's great @Melike Anne Sophie Von Otter is one of my favourite Mezzo soprano singers. When she sings Handel I am transported to another place in my listening room. You owe to yourself to book a Dem (as we Audiophiles call it) at a good HI-FI shop. Your BF will know. How can you be in touch with music in this way and not give your ears and brain what they deserve by listening to music on a High quality Audio system. Shame on you Melike...lol

Take care
Michael

 

[Melike]

That's great @Melike Anne Sophie Von Otter is one of my favourite Mezzo soprano singers. When she sings Handel I am transported to another place in my listening room. You owe to yourself to book a Dem (as we Audiophiles call it) at a good HI-FI shop. Your BF will know. How can you be in touch with music in this way and not give your ears and brain what the deserve by listening to music on a High quality Audio system. Shame on you Melike...lol

Take care
Michael

hahah I know ! Maybe being a student and not being able to afford them ? And recently Tinnitus ?

I am planning to be blown away in Anne Sophie's performances today. Thanks for giving me a wonderful resource to distract myself from tinnitus ! :3

 

[Michael Leigh]

hahah I know ! Maybe being a student and not being able to afford them ? And recently Tinnitus ?

I am planning to be blown away in Anne Sophie's performances today. Thanks for giving me a wonderful resource to distract myself from tinnitus ! :3

You are welcome. I didn't realise you are a student and fully understand where you are coming from. Now that I've given you a little insight into how wonderful music can sound on a High quality Audio system, I know what you'll be buying when you finish your studies....Just one more thing, when you buy your new audio setup please make sure you buy valve/tube amplifier. This will give a beautiful smooth sound that suits opera and classical music. Please do not buy solid state amplification...your BF will know what I mean if he knows about HI-FI

Study hard and keep listening to music.
Michael

 

[Michael Leigh]

HI @Melike

When you have the time please play the video below and watch Audiophiles, talking about HI-FI and how captivating music can sound when listening to it through high end audio equipment. You will be able to see and listen to music too and the valve/tube amplifiers that I wrote about. You might find it interesting.

Michael

 

[Elinor]

I thought this was normal and common.

 

[Michael Leigh]

I thought this was normal and common.

It isn't Elinor.

 

[Tom Cnyc]

absolutely everyone gets goosebumps from music. this is clickbait.

do you wake up thirsty after drinking alcohol? research shows your brain is special in the way it processes alcohol!

 

[Fungus]

As well as the goosebumps (which I don't get THAT often), there's the flutter in the pit of the stomach, the sharp intake of breath, raised heart rate, flushing, dilated pupils and occasionally salivation. Sounds as though I'm talking about something else, but that's the effect of my very favourite music.I guess it's due to adrenaline and noradrenaline output (epinephrine and norepinephrine).....but it's 'whole body ' enjoyment of music. Drowns out the tinnitus, too.

Fungus

 

[Melike]

absolutely everyone gets goosebumps from music. this is clickbait.

do you wake up thirsty after drinking alcohol? research shows your brain is special in the way it processes alcohol!

No. Not everyone gets goosebumps from music.

 

[Michael Leigh]

No. Not everyone gets goosebumps from music.

If the delivery of the music is of high quality @Melike through a HI-End Audio system, I assure that they will get Goosebumps and a whole lot more. However, it is true that some people are more in tune to music than others.
Michael

 

[Tinker Bell]

I noticed something odd yesterday while driving around listening to music. I got goosebumps to a song, but only on the left side of my head.

It happened once and I shrugged it off, but then it happened two more times later in the day.

I know that did not used to happen. Why would I only feel goosebumps on the left side of my head? My hearing loss is in the right ear. Is it possible something is going on with the nerve?

 

[Melike]

However, it is true that some people are more in tune to music than others.

I wasn't trying to prove that I am a special kind. I don't care about being special. Its just, some people conducted a study to examine this thing and some interesting findings came out, and I wanted to share. Thats all.

I am very surprised that there are people who can name a scientif study as a ' click bait' here.

 

[Michael Leigh]

I wasn't trying to prove that I am a special kind.

Hi @Melike

I wasn't implying that you were nothing special to appreciate good music although I think you do have a special ear for it. Some people have that others don't. It is for this reason I posted the Audiophile video. Your appreciation for music is quite clear being an opera and classical music enthusiast. If music affects you the way that you say and you're not listening to it through HI-End audio, when you aspire to that at some time in the future, you will have arrived at the place I have been referring, which is Audio Nirvana. Keep on listening and take care.

Michael

 

[Melike]

I wasn't implying that you were a special kind of person to appreciate good music although I think you do have a special ear for it. Some people have that others don't.

I certainly wasn't talking about you Michael, please don't be offended.

We are on the same page, %100.

 

[Michael Leigh]

I certainly wasn't talking about you Michael, please don't be offended.

We are on the same page, %100.

Offended @Melike lol...It would take more than that to offend me That is the problem with reading text on a screen. The other dimensions: facial expression, tone of voice are missing. I'm not offended in the slightest.

Michael

 

[jimH]

It also means that, that special brain also can easily give you Tinnitus.

If that's true then I'm ready to trade in my "special brain" for one that's not so "special."....

 

[threefirefour]

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Beware the hungry caterpillar.

 

[Michael Wood]

I have been an Audiophile for many years and enjoy listening to music replayed in very High quality. I have a dedicated listening room that has been acoustically treated so I can hear all the subtle nuances in my CDs and Vinyl record collection. Some people in this forum may not know what vinyl records are or have never listened to their playback. Let me assure you for those that don't know. Vinyl records sound superior in sound quality to CD. Once you hear them played on a good audio system then you'll know what I mean and realise what your ears have been missing for so long.

The Goosebumps that you refer to when listening to music Audiophiles call: Audio Nirvana or Synergy. It's when music sounds so wonderful replayed on an audio system the hairs on the back of one's neck stand up and Goosebumps are felt along the arms legs and elsewhere on the body - the music takes on an ethereal quality. One feels as if they are transported into another realm as they become lost in the music. The speakers completely disappear. You haven't said whether you are an Audiophile with a HI-End Audio system? Therefore, I think you are special to experience this just listening to music on run of the mill audio equipment that might not be High-End. Count yourself fortunate that you are able to tune into music in this way and forget about tinnitus and rejoice in Audio Nirvana.

All the best
Michael

I am right there with you Michael Leigh Its one of thous how far down the rabbit hole can you go. As of right now Ugg so much money but goose bumps galore. I am a P.C. Audiophile i am running a Sound blaster X AE-5 at 32bit 384Khz to the Cambridge Audio Azur DacMagic Plus out Balance XLR to the PreSonus Remblor T10 sub then Balance XLR out to my 2 Adam A77X monitors ..... Ooo man and iv just jumped in to the beginning of the rabbit hole and its so so deep and gets so so much more expensive, this is all i can afford but i think i'm at the placebo level well i say that but lol, my room is also heavy in sound treatment and i enjoy the blissfulness of retreating in the the music i listen to and can get multiple waves of goosebumps in single song .... I promise i am not trying to be a perv i'm being totally serious no one has mentioned it anywhere iv read but the goosebumps sometimes make my nips hard .. am i the only one here this happens to i feel strange braking in to this first off on my first conversation starts i swear i am not a trole its just the internet and well this is how you find out if you a little weirder than the next guy... But any how the Hifi tremendously helps my tinnitus it dulls it down whial listening and drounds out the 10k 14k and 15k ringing simotaniusly in my ears and in the silence its defining. i am 38 and i can still hear in to the 19k-20k rang so i'm fortunate to still have sharp hearing. seams like a nice chat going on in this share page.

 

[Michael Leigh]

I promise i am not trying to be a perv i'm being totally serious no one has mentioned it anywhere iv read but the goosebumps sometimes make my nips hard

Sounds like you got the Audiophile bug bad @Michael Wood Keep listening and enjoying the music and I wish you well.

Michael

 

[Bobbie7]

Here in America, we have this show called "America's Got Talent". When I listened to this woman's story and then heard her sing, it gave me such goose bumps and afterward... I could not help but cry!

 

[Doga]

Damn... I am not special and I have tinnitus. Anyone wants my brain?