New Scientist

The truth behind ASMR and the craze for videos causing 'head orgasms'

A FEW years ago, I sat down in my home office and clicked through to a YouTube video. In it, a woman slowly folded towels on a table, while talking in a gentle whisper. Almost immediately, a warm, ...
Business Insider

There's a massive internet community that's obsessed with videos of 'brain-tingling' sounds, and the people who make them earn thousands of dollars a month

This search recently edged out "cake" in popularity on YouTube: "autonomous sensory meridian response." ASMR, as it's called, refers to "head tingles" that result from hearing interesting sounds — ...
The Conversation

ASMR: what we know so far about this unique brain phenomenon – and what we don’t

Giulia Poerio does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...