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One in every 1500 people have something called Voluntarily Piloerection – the ability to consciously give themselves goosebumps. The phenomenon both perplexes and intrigues neurophysiologists by defying conventional understanding of how the unconscious nervous system operates.

Some People Can Control When They Get Goosebumps—and Scientists Are Stumped

Travis Carrasco, 29, is a mechanical engineer in Las Vegas, Nevada. For all intents and purposes, he’s a normal individual. He loves coloring with colored pencils; likes leadership books and the color green.

But in youth, his relatives took notice of Carrasco’s peculiar tendency to sway his head back and forth. He told them he was giving himself goosebumps. They didn’t believe him.

They were wrong.

According to the low end of informal estimates, about one in every 1500 people have something called Voluntarily Generated Piloerection (VGP)—the ability to consciously give themselves goosebumps. The weird thing is, VGP shouldn’t exist. The phenomenon both perplexes and intrigues neurophysiologists by defying conventional understandi… Continue Reading (4 minute read)

3 thoughts on “One in every 1500 people have something called Voluntarily Piloerection – the ability to consciously give themselves goosebumps. The phenomenon both perplexes and intrigues neurophysiologists by defying conventional understanding of how the unconscious nervous system operates.”

  1. Porfirio

    I am able to do it just by moving my ears, and i can control intensity and duration of piloerection
    I think is a neurological path wich scientist have no discovered yet,

    It is usefull for lowering high blood pressure too and i suppose the mechanism to decrease the blood pressure is by using cathecolamines in piloerection so reducing them will result in less available for hypertension

  2. 僕もそのようなものを持っていますが、体を動かしたしたりはしません

  3. Estefania

    Yo lo hago cuando quiera

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