Only some people experience ASMR, a trait where people may feel a tingling sensation on their scalp and back of the neck in response to auditory and/or visual stimuli. There is a wide range of sensory ...

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 ...

You know that oddly satisfying feeling when you hear the gentle click of acrylic nails, the hypnotic swoosh of a makeup brush against a microphone, or someone whispering just for you? Welcome to the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Have you ever heard or saw something that left your body tingling? A gentle ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

When 22-year-old college student Abby Webster watches ASMR to fall asleep, she takes special precautions. "I have a roommate, and I angle my laptop away because I'm like, 'I don't want anyone to see ...

On the recommendation of a colleague, I put the letters “ASMR” into the search bar for YouTube. Many videos came up, some with a great number of views. One had over 15 million. I clicked on the first ...

Although people often casually refer to ASMR content as "whisper porn," and call the tingling, relaxing sensations of ASMR itself a "headgasm," most mainstream ASMR creators, consumers, and ...

Shhhhh! Come closer. A little bit closer. There you go. That's better. There's a growing food trend we want to tell you about, but it's being done in hushed whispers by video bloggers known as ...

Nobody watches the Super Bowl for relaxation. But that’s what William Halligan got. It was February 3, and Halligan, a 72-year-old dentist, was watching the game with his wife, nieces, and nephews at ...