ASMR is a massive subculture on YouTube where creators whisper, eat, and flutter their fingers softly into a highly sensitive microphone. Many fans say they experience "brain tingles" when they watch ...
In June, China banned and excised videos of sound effects while claiming to cleanse its internet of pornography. YouTube had already demonetized the genre in a sex panic; now PayPal is banning people ...
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 ...
In times of great adversity, we’re drawn to things that bring us comfort: Music, yoga, warm baths, private bedroom viewings of “The Devil Wears Prada.” But in a three-month period overtaken by panic ...
If you spend time on YouTube or TikTok, you may have come across videos of someone whispering into a microphone, carefully slicing stacks of slime, or slowly ripping strips of paper. These videos are ...
The euphoric-but-relaxing responses to soothing visuals and quirky, textural sounds has spawned an online wellbeing phenomenon. But what is ASMR—and why do only some people feel it? Increasingly, ...
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 ...
Nicole, 20, from South Korea makes ASMR videos on her YouTube channel Pigsbum53 How did you discover ASMR? I loved watching make-up tutorials or cooking shows. They made me so relaxed. One day I ...
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 ...