Don't expect me to fall asleep without my nightly cranial nerve exam. At this point, ASMR videos are a staple in my bedtime routine, and I swear they work better than melatonin. I can't tell you how ...

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, ...

Autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR, causes a tingling sensation in your head and neck after triggers such as repetitive movements or whispering. Scientists have only recently started ...

To the uninitiated, these videos might sound like something you would usually find in a very particular, potentially risqué corner of the internet. Maybe you’re more familiar with the purely ...

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 ...