Maybe it is the rustle of canvas unfurling, or the sharp snipping of the stylist’s shears as they tidy up your bangs. Whatever it is, it resonates down your scalp and spine like a tuning fork. Certain ...

Have you ever felt a tingling sensation sweep across your head and neck as someone brushes your hair or speaks softly to you? If so, you probably fall among the 20 percent of people who experience ...

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 ...

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, ...

Trends develop here, there and everywhere on the internet, whether it’s the current BirdBox challenge inspired by Netflix’s new film or cake frosting videos on Instagram. One of the most recent trends ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I have just spent 38 minutes looking at someone unwrapping three bars of chocolate. Before that, I watched a ...

Michael MacIntyre, MD, is a board-certified general and forensic psychiatrist practicing general psychiatry at the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in Los Angeles. ASMR is a sensation in which ...