What gives you goosebumps?

Goosebumps are a bit of a mystery really. You know what they are –bumps at the base of the hairs in our skin – hence the expression – make you hair stand on end. However, they are totally involuntary, You have no control over them and you certainly can't make them happen or make them go away. read more

It gives me goosebumps every time I think of that moment. To be honest everytime I salute the Tri-colour, especially in my uniform, it gives me goosebumps. read more

Goose bumps are created when tiny muscles at the base of each hair, known as arrector pili muscles, contract and pull the hair erect. The reflex is started by the sympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for many fight-or-flight responses. read more

Goosebumps most often occur when something unexpected happens: A new instrument enters, the form shifts, the volume suddenly dims. It’s all about the element of surprise. Well, maybe. read more