Staring down the barrel of the camera lens, a whispering stranger offers to clean your ears. She leans forward and smiles. "How about if I give you a little scalp massage? I'll need to come a little ...

"The exhilarating ripple of her voice was a wild tonic in the rain.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby Sit back, relax, close your eyes, and listen to my soft voice. Let your mind wander as I ...

If you’ve ever experienced a tingling sensation on your skin in response to a certain visual or sound, you may have had an autonomous sensory meridian response—or ASMR as it’s more commonly known as.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The mild-mannered man looks calmly into the lens, a Japanese-style painting of a tree bough with red blossoms lit by a full moon on the ...

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is an intensely pleasant, tingling sensation that some people feel when they see or hear certain stimulants. We meet the creators behind the current ASMR ...

You may know “ASMR” as the niche genre of YouTube video which people watch on tablets and laptops to help them relax, perhaps before bed or in the lull of a Sunday afternoon. These videos typically ...

As the stresses of modern life multiply, the quest for relaxation has never been more desperate. Screens are staying on longer, there are those Minority Report style video adverts on the Tube, and ...

ASMR has become all the rage on social media recently - with bizarre videos of people whispering into a microphone or tapping something to create a soothing sound surging in popularity. And now, ...