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February 17, 2025 19 mins
Do you get goosebumps and shivers when you hear certain songs? There is a name for this experience: frisson. We discuss frisson and what psychological variables influence this experience. 

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Links and References: 
  1. https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0dgrs1l/frisson-why-music-can-give-you-chills-or-goosebumps
  2. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21683603.2016.1130582
  3. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0305735615572358
  4. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0305735610362950
  5. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1747021820977174


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