▁describe ▁the ▁event ▁as ▁a ▁ch ill ▁from ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁their ▁sk ull ▁down ▁the ▁body , ▁that ▁causes ▁the ▁increase ▁in ▁heart ▁rate ▁and ▁concurrent ▁go ose bum ps ▁on ▁the ▁skin ▁especially ▁the ▁for ear ms ▁which ▁var ies ▁in ▁duration . ▁Further ▁research ▁is ▁needed ▁to ▁discover ▁more ▁on ▁such ▁people . ▁ ▁Go ose ▁b umps ▁are ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁specific ▁phys i ological ▁response ▁pattern ▁that ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁indicate ▁the ▁emot ional ▁state ▁of ▁being ▁moved . ▁ ▁In ▁humans , ▁go ose ▁b umps ▁are ▁strong est ▁on ▁the ▁for ear ms , ▁but ▁also ▁occur ▁on ▁the ▁legs , ▁neck , ▁and ▁other ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁skin ▁that ▁have ▁hair . ▁In ▁some ▁people , ▁they ▁even ▁occur ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁or ▁on ▁the ▁head . ▁ ▁P ilo ere ction ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁classic ▁sympt om ▁of ▁some ▁dise ases , ▁such ▁as ▁temporal ▁lo be ▁ep ile ps y , ▁some ▁brain ▁tum ors , ▁and ▁autonom ic ▁hyper ref lex ia . ▁Go ose ▁b umps ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁caused ▁by ▁withdraw al ▁from ▁op i ates ▁such ▁as ▁hero in . ▁A ▁skin ▁condition ▁that ▁m im ics ▁go ose ▁b umps ▁in ▁appearance ▁is ▁ker atos is ▁p ilar is . ▁ ▁C ause ▁ ▁Ext reme ▁temper atures ▁ ▁Go ose ▁b umps ▁can ▁be ▁experienced ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁flash - c old ▁temper atures , ▁for ▁example ▁being ▁in ▁a ▁cold ▁environment , ▁and ▁the ▁skin