Goosebumps

While I was watching a live stage performance by a famous female singer a few months ago, I found myself mesmerized by her enchanting voice and her ability to hit such high, powerful notes. At that time, I experienced “goose bumps” over and over again while listening as she sang.* This past weekend, I experienced what I will call “aesthetic chills” again as I watched the video of her performance.**

I've often wondered why I experience that kind of bizarre phenomenon. According to an article I read, some scientists have suggested that goose bumps are an evolutionary holdover from our ancestors. One way the human body keeps itself warm is through the activation of the endothermic layer beneath the hairs of its skin. Whenever we feel a rapid change in temperature, our body creates goose bumps as it temporarily raises or lowers our body hair to reset the skin’s layer of warmth.

While accepting that idea, I still wonder why then, does it happen when I listen to music that contains unexpectedly high notes or emotionally touching stimuli? However, to be honest, I don't question or truly even need to know the exact reasons, I just think it's a wonderful sensation. Perhaps, that is why this experience is also known as having a "skin-gasm"--an expression which not only perfectly describes the feeling, but also one that I find to be quite amusing.***

Hi. Good job! Whatever changes I have made were just to allow your sentences to sound better to my native ears I hope that this helps you. J.

*Both spelling of it--goose bumps or goosebumps--are used and acceptable regardless of what my spell-check is telling me!

**As Devin noted, an unusual, if not poetic pairing of words, one which I find totally appropriate given the former’s definition, as well as the science behind the phenomenon. It was not the temperature that lead to it, but instead, it was your euphoria while listening to the music.

 ***Skin-gasm! I love it! (*-^) Thanks for sharing!

Goosebumps

*Side note: "experienced aesthetic chills" is an interesting and poetic way to refer to chills and goosebumps. It is not incorrect, but it would be unusual to hear in basic conversation or informal writing.

I've wondered why I get to experience that kind of bizarre phenomenon. According to an article I found out, some scientists have suggested that goosebumps are an evolutionary holdover from our ancestors and human beings keep themselves warm through endothermic layer beneath the hairs of their skin. When we feel a steep change in temperature, we have goosebumps as we temporarily raise and lower our hair to reset the layer of warmth.

Granting the idea, Ddo we feel rapid temperature difference when we listen to the music that contains unexpected high notes or emotionally touching stimuli? To be honest, I don't wonder know the its exact reason but think it's just wonderful. In particular, this experience is also known as "skin-gasms" which is actually the a lovable lovely expression to me.