“The literature in music cognition tends to claim that between 1/3 and 1/2 of people experience chills in response to music,” says Lisa Margulis, Associate Professor and Director of the Music Cognition Lab at the University of Arkansas. She says certain kinds of people are more likely to get them: performing musicians (a whopping 90 percent!), women, and people who rank low on the “sensation seeking” dimension of personality. “They don’t need a roller coaster to blow their mind,” Margulis says. “A few measures of Mahler is enough.” Full Article >