Ultimately, the brain and body’s responses to ASMR is to give feelings of relaxation and comfort. Whether there’s a strong overlap between that and pornography, we don’t have the research to say, but ...

If you've ever seen those videos of people whispering, tapping on objects, role-playing as doctors and making hand gestures into the camera lens and questioned what the heck you've stumbled across, ...

ASMR: you either love it to the point of falling down a TikTok rabbit hole in the middle of the night or you just don't really understand the hype. If you identify with the former group — first, hi, ...

There are millions of YouTube channels with people crinkling bubble wrap or whispering about folding laundry. Our guest talks about why autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) makes her, and many ...

Common ASMR triggers include whispering, hair play, and ear brushing. Not all people experience a positive response or any response to these triggers, though. ASMR, or autonomous sensory meridian ...

Fans of ASMR videos are more likely to be sensitive to their surroundings and feelings, University of Essex research has revealed. ASMR, which stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, has ...

Have you ever experienced the tingle that zips down your head and into your neck when someone touches your hair, very gently? That feeling of a total, sensory relaxation – almost a primal sensation of ...

Giulia Poerio does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Are you familiar with ASMR? You might have heard of this sensory phenomenon, which has become wildly popular in the past several years. I have a number of patients who are using ASMR videos and audio ...