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Chills

Chill

1. A sensation of cold.

2. A feeling of cold with shivering and pallor, accompanied by an elevation of temperature in the interior of the body; usually a prodromal symptom of an infectious disease due to the invasion of the blood by toxins.

Synonym: rigor.

Origin: a.S. Cele, cold


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Sound and how the brain reacts to it

... night after reading these boards! My husband seemed absolutely delighted and curious by my descriptions. Being a musician, he said he also gets chills from great music. Not the same, I said. Here's my list of triggers: - Libraries. If someone is re-shelving or flipping through pages, I have ...

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by Soundstrue
Fri Dec 14, 2012 4:22 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
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Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it

... lobe epilepsy and I think it is linked to the tingling sensations I get from certain sounds and the sleepiness feeling that causes. I also get chills through my body that start in my head and spread through my neck and find myself twitching a lot, particularly when I'm falling asleep. Anyone ...

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by mschrissy84
Fri Oct 26, 2012 6:14 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
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Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it

... on here with the same interest; except I knew the science behind it but I was just looking up symptoms to confirm certain feelings, which was the chills. I think the chills is the body temperature dropping because our blood pressure is lowering. Now the science: It seems to me that sounds on particular ...

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by Jesusisworthy12
Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:00 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
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Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it

... without talking and it almost always puts me to sleep. In the one video he talks in, the sound and speed of his speech is so relaxing, and the chills take over. I too work at a grocery store and can relate to the comment someone left about the "chip guy" putting up his supply. I also ...

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by imnotaloneanymore
Wed May 30, 2012 2:53 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
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Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it

... spine. That's pretty much how far it goes, but if the stimulus continues, the tingling gets more intense all over. I have always called it "chills," but I do not see nor feel actual goosebumps, it is all internal, meaning there is no physical manifestation that can be seen. At the same ...

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by chillsdownmyspine
Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:36 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
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