Beauty influencers are settling into a niche trend: ASMR-style videos that mix the satisfaction of sounds with skin care and makeup routines. ASMR videos, which are meant to cause a tingly body ...

Christine Mendoza is a freelance writer from Canada with an avid love for video games and anime. Formerly an indie game reviewer, Christine enjoys not only playing video games but writing about what ...

Maybe it is the rustle of canvas unfurling, or the sharp snipping of the stylist’s shears as they tidy up your bangs. Whatever it is, it resonates down your scalp and spine like a tuning fork. Certain ...

Have you ever felt a tingling sensation sweep across your head and neck as someone brushes your hair or speaks softly to you? If so, you probably fall among the 20 percent of people who experience ...

Why sound artists such as Claire Tolan and Holly Herndon are experimenting with the soothing sounds of autonomous sensory meridian response “Real friends let their friends play with their faces, right ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...