Every other Friday, the Outside/In team answers one listener question about the natural world. This week's question comes from Maria calling from Seattle. "When I was a kid, occasionally my dad would ...

ASMR (or autonomous sensory meridian response) is the tingling sensation some people experience from certain sounds or visuals – a "brain massage," in the words of Maria Viktorovna, who's been called ...

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 ...

These videos often fall under the umbrella of 'oddly satisfying' videos, along with, for example, people making and playing with slime. A popular Reddit thread on the topic has been trending on and ...

Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Work, Play, Rest - Part 3. Why do so many people experience brain tingles when watching ASMR videos? Physiologist Craig Richard shares the science behind the ...

If you’ve spent any time watching YouTube, listening to comedy podcasts, or reading internet comment threads, you’ve probably come across the phenomenon known as ASMR — or, “autonomous sensory ...

There were no significant differences between ASMR and on-ASMR participants in their affective responses to the control videos. The paper ' More than a feeling: Autonomous sensory meridian response ...

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 ...

If you like the sound of whispering, chewing or gentle tapping then you’re in luck because there are now more than 13m videos dedicated to such soothing noises available on YouTube. The online ...

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) - the relaxing 'brain tingles' experienced by some people in response to specific triggers, such as whispering, tapping and slow hand movements -- may have ...