If you're a fan of fast, aggressive triggers, there's no better account than Batala's ASMR. With tons of rapid hand movements, tongue clicking and nail tapping, Batala's videos are quick and soothing ...

Staring down the barrel of the camera lens, a whispering stranger offers to clean your ears. She leans forward and smiles. "How about if I give you a little scalp massage? I'll need to come a little ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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