For the uninitiated, ASMR is short for autonomous sensory meridian response. There are, indeed, entire videos devoted to this phenomenon, and some people swear by them for relaxation. But of course, ...

Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) occurs when certain stimuli, including sounds, visuals, or close contact with another person, produce tingling or calm feelings and sensations. Share on ...

Dev Ritchie vividly remembers the first time she experienced ASMR — a feeling of well-being combined with a tingling sensation in the scalp and down the back of the neck, often experienced in response ...