Why Do We Get Goosebumps?

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When we feel extreme emotions or temperature, our sympathetic nervous system releases a chemical called norepinephrine. Adrenaline floods the body and stimulates tiny muscles in the skin called arrectores pilorum. Subscribe to Science Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribeScience THE QUICK AND THE CURIOUS http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/the-quick-and-the-curious/ Check out Mark Rober's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/onemeeeliondollars Check out SCI2 for infinitely awesome science videos. Every day. http://bit.ly/SCI2YT Download the TestTube app: http://testu.be/1ndmmMq

Published 2016-04-17 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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