The perpetuating social media universe of people tapping surfaces, crinkling paper and whispering into microphones might seem bizarre to newbies. But many people experience what is called autonomous ...

Autonomous sensory meridian response — or what’s more commonly referred to as ASMR — is a calming, pleasurable feeling often accompanied by a tingling sensation that’s often triggered by sounds ...

Her voice never registers above a whisper. She stares at you with soft eyes. Then slowly, she turns the pages of a book, tapping her fingers softly against the paper. The sound of her voice and ...

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 ...