Is your feed filled with whispering, finger-tapping or other tinkling sounds? It’s only natural to wonder what they mean and why many enjoy these sounds and videos. Some even claim these ASMR videos ...

ASMR videos create pleasurable feelings through sensory triggers, like stroking a microphone. A new sub-genre does the same thing, while being insulting or mean to viewers for comedic effect. Viewers ...

Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) occurs when certain stimuli, including sounds, visuals, or close contact with another person, produce tingling or calm feelings and sensations. Share on ...

While everyone’s busy watching vlogs, scrolling through memes and trending dance videos, a thriving corner of the internet is obsessing over ASMR. If you’re thinking all the hushed voices and mic’d up ...

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 ...

What do the sounds of whispered affirmations, page-turning, and tapping fingernails have in common? What about the sight of slow hand movements, soap being gently cut to pieces, and hair being brushed ...