The REAL Reason You Make 'Stank Face' During Intense Guitar Solos

Do you make that gnarly face when they hear a killer riff? According to UK scientist Milton Mermikides this "riff face" or "stank face" happens due to a mix of pleasure and dissonance. The distorted guitar's rough sound triggers a dopamine rush, creating an ecstatic "pleasurable pain." It’s like the music is so intense it bleeds into other senses, making us almost taste and smell the riff! Periphery’s Mark Holcomb adds that it's a reflex—just a few seconds of a heavy riff and the face appears, no words needed.

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[Jack-teiy]

Did not know the reason for that pretty cool

[El_Hicks]

uh, that's not what stank face is.