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Tracking Down the "Embarrassing Memory" Noise
Merlin Mann | Jul 23 2008
Compelled to Blurt... | Ask Metafilter Like a lot of people in this Ask Metafilter thread, I thought I was the only person in the universe who made an unconscious little noise when remembering something stupid I did or said.
For context, my tic (which can also be heard when someone near me does something dumb) sounds a little like the noise Leo Bloom makes after he falls on his keys (00:34). "Ooooooom...." The Question to YouAnyone else do this? Anybody out there qualified to talk about the psychology or neuroscience behind this apparent phenomenon? I’ll bet there’s a cool, scientific name for it. 26 Comments
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 Nature or Nuture?Submitted by Elvira on July 25, 2008 - 6:45am.
I'm a clinical psychologist, married to a neuroscientist, whose father was a psychiatrist with no idea what the cool, scientific name is for this phenomenon. What I do know is my entire family has the same vocal tic and I'm pretty sure it came from my dad's side. He'd be reading something and then go,"mnm", a staccato, closed mouthed, guttural hum, to himself, as if to punctuate whatever struck him as noteworthy. I do the same, my sisters and brothers do the same and now I'm going to be watching my children! » POSTED IN:
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