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Back in the mid-1990s, I remember a news fluff piece about a woman who claimed to have epileptic seizures in response to hearing Mary Hart's voice (some newstai
by NoMoreNicksLeft 2y ago
Back in the mid-1990s, I remember a news fluff piece about a woman who claimed to have epileptic seizures in response to hearing Mary Hart's voice (some newstainment journalist/anchor, maybe Entertainment Tonight?). Doctor supposedly confirmed it via experiment (though, now I wonder if the man should've kept his license, seems unsafe).
Earworms are probably the same. Specific either to unique brains, or to particular brain neuro-templates.
- mtlynch 2y agoI thought you were confusing this with an episode of Seinfeld, when Kramer has seizures in response to Mary Hart's voice.[1] But you're right. This was a real case that Seinfeld must have been referencing.[2] The doctor, Venkat Ramani, is still active and is the Vice Chair of Neurology at New York Medical College. [3] [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Samaritan_(Seinfeld) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Samaritan_(Seinfeld... [2] https://web.archive.org/web/20240324001523/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/11/us/doctor-says-voice-on-tv-caused-seizures.html https://web.archive.org/web/20240324001523/https://www.nytim... [3] https://www.nymc.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/by-name/ramani-venkat/ https://www.nymc.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/by-name/ramani...
- NoMoreNicksLeft 2y agoI had stopped watching Seinfeld beyond the first season. Had no idea. Shit, do I always sound like a fool because I am a fool, or just because everything I know has been turned into a sitcom joke that I never found out about?