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Why I stick my tongue out while concentrating, and the science behind other quirky behaviours

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Why I stick my tongue out while concentrating, and the science behind other quirky behaviours

Do you find yourself questioning why you do or feel certain things? Like, 'Why can't I get that song out of my head?' or 'Why don't I remember why I walked into this room?'

Perhaps you want to know why people stick out their tongue while concentrating.

Dr. Jen Martin, an award-winning Science Educator from the University of Melbourne has put together a guide to the existential questions we've all asked, called 'Why Am I Like This? It's a compendium explaining our often quirky, yet everyday behaviours. 

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Dr. Jen Martin, Science Educator Melbourne University

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Science, Neuroscience, Psychology
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