Heather Feather, “Candy Queen ASMR Role Play for Relaxation” (screenshot by the author for Hyperallergic via YouTube) Sometimes we all just want someone’s gentle, soothing voice whispering in our ear ...

Do you ever experience a tingling sensation in your scalp when someone whispers? If you recognize that feeling, then you may well be acquainted with the phenomenon that’s gathered millions of ...

Alissa Evans’ experience with stress stems primarily from her inability to definitively choose a major, a recently received D that taints her otherwise mediocre GPA and her complete and utter ...

Do you ever experience a tingling sensation in your scalp when someone whispers? If you recognise that feeling, then you may well be acquainted with the phenomenon that’s gathered millions of ...

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. A condition that I always knew I had and suspected that others had. Having turned 50 last year I found out about this by accident – looking at videos that have ...

ASMR – short for autonomous sensory meridian response – is a physical sensation that has dominated a corner of the internet for the best part of a decade. It has a dedicated following, with more than ...

Both oh-so-2019 products of the internet, the respective rises of tingle-sensation du jour ASMR and pop prodigy Billie Eilish have run parallel to each other. On paper, they’re chalk and cheese – ...

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 ...

There is a growing online subculture that seeks solace in the sounds of rustling wrappers and hushed voices. These people are followers of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response or ASMR, a tingling ...

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Analysis: massive interest in ASMR videos means more research is required to find out why some of us experience this brain phenomenon ASMR is the third most popular search term on YouTube worldwide.

Soap-cutting has been added to the list of things that can give you a 'brain orgasm' along with sizzling bacon and soft whispers. The newest social media video trend involves cutting or shaving pieces ...