we 've all been there : you hear a catchy song and for days - or even weeks - on end you just ca n't get it out of your head . with artfully-tangled hair and a smouldering look straight down the lens of the camera , this is rachel weisz as she has rarely been seen before . the sultry image , captured in 1993 by renowned photographer bob carlos clarke , is sure to turn heads as it goes on show at the national portrait gallery in london . it is one of a collection of clarke 's celebrity portraits taken between 1971 and 1998 and acquired by the gallery . the picture of rachel weisz , captured in 1993 by renowned photographer bob carlos clarke , is one of a number of his photographs to be featured at the national portrait gallery . other portraits include marco pierre white taken in 1990 -- with the young chef playing up to mean and moody image -- and a beaming elle macpherson from 1993 . known as an earworm or brainworm , the effect has been studied before - but its cause , and how to get rid of it , is poorly understood . now researchers say they have an answer ; chewing gum after hearing a catchy song will help you think about it less often . reading scientists say chewing gum helps you forget a song . in a study people were less likely to think about it when chewing -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . and they were a third less likely to ` hear ' it when chewing gum . the results suggests same technique could stop other intrusive thoughts . the study was carried out by scientists at the university of reading . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 . - recent music exposure . - repeated music exposure . - word triggers -lrb- eg . the word ` faith ' -rrb- . - people triggers -lrb- where sight or memory of a person is associated with a song -rrb- . - situation trigger -lrb- eg . weddings can cause you to remember your own first dance song -rrb- . - stress . - surprise . - dreams . - mind wandering . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third . the study is the first to examine the effects of chewing gum on earworms - and it suggests it could also be used to stop other unwanted or intrusive thoughts . ` interfering with our own `` inner speech '' through a more sophisticated version of the gum-chewing approach may work more widely , ' said dr phil beaman , from the university 's school of psychology and clinical language sciences , who led the study . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' such as play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 -lrb- pictured -rrb- . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . another classic image is of mick jagger , taken in 1971 during a rolling stones performance at the marquee club in london . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . the shot of miss weisz , now 43 and married to 007 star daniel craig , was taken in carlos clarke 's studio in battersea , london . images of marco pierre white -lrb- left -rrb- and elle macpherson -lrb- right -rrb- , taken by bob carlos clarke , have also gone on show at the gallery . ` however more research is needed to see whether this will help counter symptoms of obsessive-compulsive and similar disorders . ' in a previous study by the university of reading in 2009 , it was found that almost any song can become an earworm . the irish photographer studied art and photography in london before embarking on his career . he died at the age of 55 in 2006 . the images have been described as ` both classic and era defining ' by clare freestone , associate curator of photographs at the npg , according to the guardian . pictures of singers bryan ferry -lrb- left -rrb- and mick jagger -lrb- right -rrb- , taken in 1971 during a rolling stones performance at the marquee club in london , have also gone on show . a recent poll suggested over 90 per cent of the population experience them at least once a week with 15 per cent classifying their earworms as ` disturbing ' .
a collection of bob carlos clarke 's images have been acquired by the gallery . the collection includes portraits of marco pierre white and mick jagger .
we 've all been there : you hear a catchy song and for days - or even weeks - on end you just ca n't get it out of your head . with artfully-tangled hair and a smouldering look straight down the lens of the camera , this is rachel weisz as she has rarely been seen before . the sultry image , captured in 1993 by renowned photographer bob carlos clarke , is sure to turn heads as it goes on show at the national portrait gallery in london . it is one of a collection of clarke 's celebrity portraits taken between 1971 and 1998 and acquired by the gallery . the picture of rachel weisz , captured in 1993 by renowned photographer bob carlos clarke , is one of a number of his photographs to be featured at the national portrait gallery . other portraits include marco pierre white taken in 1990 -- with the young chef playing up to mean and moody image -- and a beaming elle macpherson from 1993 . known as an earworm or brainworm , the effect has been studied before - but its cause , and how to get rid of it , is poorly understood . now researchers say they have an answer ; chewing gum after hearing a catchy song will help you think about it less often . reading scientists say chewing gum helps you forget a song . in a study people were less likely to think about it when chewing -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . and they were a third less likely to ` hear ' it when chewing gum . the results suggests same technique could stop other intrusive thoughts . the study was carried out by scientists at the university of reading . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 . - recent music exposure . - repeated music exposure . - word triggers -lrb- eg . the word ` faith ' -rrb- . - people triggers -lrb- where sight or memory of a person is associated with a song -rrb- . - situation trigger -lrb- eg . weddings can cause you to remember your own first dance song -rrb- . - stress . - surprise . - dreams . - mind wandering . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third . the study is the first to examine the effects of chewing gum on earworms - and it suggests it could also be used to stop other unwanted or intrusive thoughts . ` interfering with our own `` inner speech '' through a more sophisticated version of the gum-chewing approach may work more widely , ' said dr phil beaman , from the university 's school of psychology and clinical language sciences , who led the study . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' such as play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 -lrb- pictured -rrb- . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . another classic image is of mick jagger , taken in 1971 during a rolling stones performance at the marquee club in london . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . the shot of miss weisz , now 43 and married to 007 star daniel craig , was taken in carlos clarke 's studio in battersea , london . images of marco pierre white -lrb- left -rrb- and elle macpherson -lrb- right -rrb- , taken by bob carlos clarke , have also gone on show at the gallery . ` however more research is needed to see whether this will help counter symptoms of obsessive-compulsive and similar disorders . ' in a previous study by the university of reading in 2009 , it was found that almost any song can become an earworm . the irish photographer studied art and photography in london before embarking on his career . he died at the age of 55 in 2006 . the images have been described as ` both classic and era defining ' by clare freestone , associate curator of photographs at the npg , according to the guardian . pictures of singers bryan ferry -lrb- left -rrb- and mick jagger -lrb- right -rrb- , taken in 1971 during a rolling stones performance at the marquee club in london , have also gone on show . a recent poll suggested over 90 per cent of the population experience them at least once a week with 15 per cent classifying their earworms as ` disturbing ' .
we 've all been there : you hear a catchy song and for days - or even weeks - on end you just ca n't get it out of your head . with artfully-tangled hair and a smouldering look straight down the lens of the camera , this is rachel weisz as she has rarely been seen before . the sultry image , captured in 1993 by renowned photographer bob carlos clarke , is sure to turn heads as it goes on show at the national portrait gallery in london . it is one of a collection of clarke 's celebrity portraits taken between 1971 and 1998 and acquired by the gallery . the picture of rachel weisz , captured in 1993 by renowned photographer bob carlos clarke , is one of a number of his photographs to be featured at the national portrait gallery . other portraits include marco pierre white taken in 1990 -- with the young chef playing up to mean and moody image -- and a beaming elle macpherson from 1993 . known as an earworm or brainworm , the effect has been studied before - but its cause , and how to get rid of it , is poorly understood . now researchers say they have an answer ; chewing gum after hearing a catchy song will help you think about it less often . reading scientists say chewing gum helps you forget a song . in a study people were less likely to think about it when chewing -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . and they were a third less likely to ` hear ' it when chewing gum . the results suggests same technique could stop other intrusive thoughts . the study was carried out by scientists at the university of reading . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 . - recent music exposure . - repeated music exposure . - word triggers -lrb- eg . the word ` faith ' -rrb- . - people triggers -lrb- where sight or memory of a person is associated with a song -rrb- . - situation trigger -lrb- eg . weddings can cause you to remember your own first dance song -rrb- . - stress . - surprise . - dreams . - mind wandering . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third . the study is the first to examine the effects of chewing gum on earworms - and it suggests it could also be used to stop other unwanted or intrusive thoughts . ` interfering with our own `` inner speech '' through a more sophisticated version of the gum-chewing approach may work more widely , ' said dr phil beaman , from the university 's school of psychology and clinical language sciences , who led the study . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' such as play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 -lrb- pictured -rrb- . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . another classic image is of mick jagger , taken in 1971 during a rolling stones performance at the marquee club in london . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . the shot of miss weisz , now 43 and married to 007 star daniel craig , was taken in carlos clarke 's studio in battersea , london . images of marco pierre white -lrb- left -rrb- and elle macpherson -lrb- right -rrb- , taken by bob carlos clarke , have also gone on show at the gallery . ` however more research is needed to see whether this will help counter symptoms of obsessive-compulsive and similar disorders . ' in a previous study by the university of reading in 2009 , it was found that almost any song can become an earworm . the irish photographer studied art and photography in london before embarking on his career . he died at the age of 55 in 2006 . the images have been described as ` both classic and era defining ' by clare freestone , associate curator of photographs at the npg , according to the guardian . pictures of singers bryan ferry -lrb- left -rrb- and mick jagger -lrb- right -rrb- , taken in 1971 during a rolling stones performance at the marquee club in london , have also gone on show . a recent poll suggested over 90 per cent of the population experience them at least once a week with 15 per cent classifying their earworms as ` disturbing ' .
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we 've all been there : you hear a catchy song and for days - or even weeks - on end you just ca n't get it out of your head . with artfully-tangled hair and a smouldering look straight down the lens of the camera , this is rachel weisz as she has rarely been seen before . the sultry image , captured in 1993 by renowned photographer bob carlos clarke , is sure to turn heads as it goes on show at the national portrait gallery in london . it is one of a collection of clarke 's celebrity portraits taken between 1971 and 1998 and acquired by the gallery . the picture of rachel weisz , captured in 1993 by renowned photographer bob carlos clarke , is one of a number of his photographs to be featured at the national portrait gallery . other portraits include marco pierre white taken in 1990 -- with the young chef playing up to mean and moody image -- and a beaming elle macpherson from 1993 . known as an earworm or brainworm , the effect has been studied before - but its cause , and how to get rid of it , is poorly understood . now researchers say they have an answer ; chewing gum after hearing a catchy song will help you think about it less often . reading scientists say chewing gum helps you forget a song . in a study people were less likely to think about it when chewing -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . and they were a third less likely to ` hear ' it when chewing gum . the results suggests same technique could stop other intrusive thoughts . the study was carried out by scientists at the university of reading . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 . - recent music exposure . - repeated music exposure . - word triggers -lrb- eg . the word ` faith ' -rrb- . - people triggers -lrb- where sight or memory of a person is associated with a song -rrb- . - situation trigger -lrb- eg . weddings can cause you to remember your own first dance song -rrb- . - stress . - surprise . - dreams . - mind wandering . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third . the study is the first to examine the effects of chewing gum on earworms - and it suggests it could also be used to stop other unwanted or intrusive thoughts . help counter symptoms of obsessive-compulsive and similar disorders . ' in a previous study by the university of reading in 2009 , it was found that almost any song can become an earworm . the irish photographer studied art and photography in london before embarking on his career . he died at the age of 55 in 2006 . the images have been described as ` both classic and era defining ' by clare freestone , associate curator of photographs at the npg , according to the guardian . pictures of singers bryan ferry -lrb- left -rrb- and mick jagger -lrb- right -rrb- , taken in 1971 during a rolling stones performance at the marquee club in london , have also gone on show . a recent poll suggested over 90 per cent of the population experience them at least once a week with 15 per cent classifying their earworms as ` disturbing ' .
 The text appears to be discussing the concept of "earworms" and how they can get stuck in one's head. It mentions that earworms are catchy songs or melodies that repeat over and over again, often involuntarily. The text also touches on the idea that certain images or memories can become associated with specific songs or tunes, making it difficult to separate them from each other. Additionally, it seems to explore the psychological effects of earworms, including how they can cause stress, anxiety, and even physical discomfort.