Autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR, is a sensation where visual or auditory triggers fire off synapses in the brain that create a pleasant, calming feeling — colloquially referred to as ...

For the most part, loneliness has an obvious antidote: human interaction. But for those of us who are single, lonely, and, well, quarantined, casual social outings are hardly an option. So, as a ...

In one of my favorite ASMR videos, a calm woman with a kind smile and a flower in her hair whispers a soothing “Shhhh” into a plastic ear-shaped microphone, and through the magic of headphones, into ...