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ASMR: What it is, what it stands for and how it works

Ever felt a strange, relaxing tingle while listening to someone whisper or watching a quiet, repetitive task? You’re not alone. That sensation is called ASMR—short for Autonomous Sensory Meridian ...
Los Angeles Magazine

These ASMR Videos Are Totally Hypnotic

With any cat video on YouTube, you’re only three clicks of separation away from one of the weirdest, most intoxicating corners of the Internet: ASMR videos. They’re typically 40 minutes of whispering, ...
CBC.ca

These calming ASMR nail tutorials do double duty with both tips and triggers

If internet osmosis hasn't yet acquainted you with the science and sensations of autonomous sensory meridian response, aka ASMR, then now might be the time to check out if the phenomenon works for you ...
CBC.ca

ASMR community, devoted to whispers and soft sounds, celebrates YouTube milestone

A YouTube community dedicated to gentle whispers and soft sounds is celebrating a milestone, after one of its most popular celebrities hit one million subscribers. A Russian-American woman named Maria ...
GIGAZINE

ASMR movies become comfortable with sound are completely prohibited in China as "vulgar porn content"

The phenomenon that the autonomic nerve is stimulated by the sound and the brain feels pleasant as it melts is called "ASMR(Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response: Autonomous sensation cum repulsion)"is ...