ASMR
Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR, sometimes auto sensory meridian response)[2][3][4] is a pleasant tingling sensation that some people experience in response to something they see or hear.[1] It is accompanied by positive feelings.
ASMR often starts on the scalp, and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine. It is an unusual feeling which has no obvious physical cause.[5] It has been compared with auditory-tactile synesthesia.[6][7]
People who experience ASMR may feel a "low-grade euphoria".[8]A 2018 article describes ASMR as "a combination of positive feelings and a distinct static-like tingling sensation on the skin".[8]
There are over 13 million videos on YouTube which try to stimulate ASMR.[9]
ASMR Media
An illustration of the route of ASMR's tingling sensation
Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway contains a passage describing something that may be comparable to ASMR.
An ASMR video demonstrating multiple triggers
A binaural roleplay ASMR video in French from YouTube
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Barratt, Emma L.. Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR): a flow-like mental state. PeerJ 3 (2015). p. e851. doi:10.7717/peerj.851.
- ↑ Rhodri Marsden, ''Maria spends 20 minutes folding towels': Why millions are mesmerised by ASMR videos' (21/07/12) on The Independent
- ↑ Kelsey McKinney, 'These Mesmerizing, Satisfying Slime Videos Are the Internet’s New Obsession' (13/04/17) on Intelligencer
- ↑ Amol Rajan, 'ASMR is now mainstream' (23/04/19) on the BBC
- ↑ Tihanyi, Benedek T.. The neuropsychophysiology of tingling. Consciousness and Cognition 58 (1 February 2018). p. 97–110. doi:10.1016/j.concog.2017.10.015.
- ↑ Simner, Julia. Synaesthesia: the prevalence of atypical cross-modal experiences. Perception 35 (8) (2006). p. 1024–1033. doi:10.1068/p5469.
- ↑ Banissy, Michael J.. Synesthesia: an introduction. Frontiers in Psychology 5 (1414) (15 December 2014). p. 1414. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01414.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ahuja, Nitin K.. It feels good to be measured': clinical role-play, Walker Percy, and the tingles. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 56' (3) (2013). p. 442–451. doi:10.1353/pbm.2013.0022.
- ↑ Brain tingles: First study of its kind reveals physiological benefits of ASMR (in en). ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2019-10-23.