When Rosemary Mantanoña emigrated from Guam to San Diego in the late 1990s, she realized something so special to her daily life was missing: a communal space for CHamoru dance and other cultural ...

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, ...

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 ...

Research suggests that bilingual people enjoy some cognitive benefits later in life, but it probably requires more than a few Spanish lessons in your 60s. By Dana G. Smith My father decided to start ...

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 ...

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Over the past few years, Gibi ASMR has emerged as one of the most recognizable faces of the YouTube subgenre dedicated to the art of helping people relax through the internet-coined phenomenon ASMR.

What do the sounds of whispered affirmations, page-turning, and tapping fingernails have in common? What about the sight of slow hand movements, soap being gently cut to pieces, and hair being brushed ...