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Why, when I am jumpscared badly or super badly startled by a loud noise, do I feel a excruciating and sharp shooting pain all around the center of my skull for a split second, like an electrocuting shock to my brain? What phenomenon is this called?

by /u/Warp_Legion in /r/askscience

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