Georgia Floridou

Georgia Floridou

Georgia Floridou is a researcher and co-author of the 2022 study of involuntary musical imagery repetition.

Who they are

The work of Georgia Floridou reaches this site through the paper listed below. The name is tied to Involuntary Musical Imagery.

Key papers

Liptak, T. A., Omigie, D., & Floridou, G. A. (2022). The idiosyncrasy of involuntary musical imagery repetition (IMIR) experiences. Music Perception, 39(3), 320-338. What it reports: Study 1 (n = 263): earworms resembled habitually heard music. Study 2 (n = 80): lyrics influenced how long the earworm persisted; tempo did not predict retrieval.

Key ideas

Involuntary Musical Imagery: A tune that replays in the mind without being called up, commonly known as an earworm.

Sources

  1. Liptak, T. A., Omigie, D., & Floridou, G. A. (2022). The idiosyncrasy of involuntary musical imagery repetition (IMIR) experiences. Music Perception, 39(3), 320-338.