Inner Head: Ear Worms & Audio MemesMemes
Memes are "neurological instruction code" of behavior that is passed on from person to person, replicating itself like a virus. The key is that they are self replicating!
Pronounced like "dreams", memes are snippets of memory stored in brains and passed on by imitation or duplication. Examples are tunes, fads, catch-phrases, slogans, culture, superstition, customs, mass hysteria, and so forth.
Audio Memes
Audio memes are neurological code in
output form of sound. For example, a huge sample of adult Americans would likely know
name and subsequent notes to
song, Don't Worry Be Happy, after hearing just
first distinctive note!
Why? It's an audio meme.
Ear Worms
Ear worms are metaphorical creatures in
form of sound. They have a life of their own, and they infect humans much like audio memes. The difference is that they don't stop playing (the tune) inside a person's head. They just keep going, and going, and going...
Earworm: (EER.wurm) n. A song or tune that repeats over and over inside a person's head. Also: ear-worm, ear worm.
Sound Advice
It is apparent, that sounds can drive us crazy. Sounds can drive us "sane", too. Sounds can affect
emotional fabric of our lives, psychologically (mood music), kinesthetically (dance music), and possibly spiritually (alpha-theta combinations found in advanced states of meditation).
Like music, brain wave patterns are measured in frequencies, or pulses of sound. It is a vitally significant breakthrough that you can now utilize sound in ways to most benefit your own well being and development.
Imagine what it must be like to synchronize your brain wave patterns with that of a Zen master during meditation. Well guess what?