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If you’ve ever experienced a tingling sensation on your skin in response to a certain visual or sound, you may have had an autonomous sensory meridian response—or ASMR as it’s more commonly known as.

Autonomous sensory meridian response — or what’s more commonly referred to as ASMR — is a calming, pleasurable feeling often accompanied by a tingling sensation that’s often triggered by sounds ...

ASMRtists, as they are called, type on keyboards, tap on brushes and whisper gently to induce "the tingles." But is there any whisper of scientific truth to the trend? Kalyan Boruah / Alamy The ...