Some people get their kicks from drink, some from drugs. But the most enlightened among us understand there’s nothing as intoxicating as the heady pleasure of someone’s bacteria-laden mouth coming up ...

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According to the National Library of Medicine, ASMR is a newly coined abbreviation for "Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response." Colloquially, ASMR is also known as “brain tingles." It is used to ...

Apple hops on the ASMR trend with its latest series of shot on iPhone ads, created to help you relax no matter where you are. ASMR — short for autonomous sensory meridian response — is the experience ...

The euphoric-but-relaxing responses to soothing visuals and quirky, textural sounds has spawned an online wellbeing phenomenon. But what is ASMR—and why do only some people feel it? Increasingly, ...

Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) has become a new craze in the social media age, though the practice has been around for much longer. Many YouTube channels and apps are now dedicated to ...

It was time to prepare my body for a peaceful, relaxing sleep. So said the voice, in a lilting British accent that barely registered above a whisper. “Notice how soft your pillow feels against your ...

What do the sounds of whispering, crinkling paper, and tapping fingernails have in common? What about the sight of soft paint brushes on skin, soap being gently cut to pieces, and hand movements like ...

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Michael MacIntyre, MD, is a board-certified general and forensic psychiatrist practicing general psychiatry at the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in Los Angeles. ASMR is a sensation in which ...