Craig Richard 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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Have you ever heard or saw something that left your body tingling? A gentle ...

You may know “ASMR” as the niche genre of YouTube video which people watch on tablets and laptops to help them relax, perhaps before bed or in the lull of a Sunday afternoon. These videos typically ...

A pair of ginger cats has melted hearts all over the internet after a clip of them having the "cutest conversation" went viral on social media. In the clip, shared on Reddit on November 26 by the pets ...

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We open with a close-up of a young woman’s face, shot from below. She gazes downward into the camera, her light brown hair hanging so low as to almost touch the lens. Her eyes are wide with what seems ...

What do the sounds of whispering, crinkling paper, and tapping fingernails have in common? What about the sight of soft paint brushes on skin, soap being gently cut to pieces, and hand movements like ...

What do the sounds of whispered affirmations, page-turning, and tapping fingernails have in common? What about the sight of slow hand movements, soap being gently cut to pieces, and hair being brushed ...

Traditional massages and sound-healing sessions are fine, but what if you could unwind using the very ASMR techniques you obsessively scroll through online in real life? Absurdly interesting, right?

ASMR — short for autonomous sensory meridian response — is a physical sensation that has dominated a corner of the internet for the best part of a decade. It has a dedicated following, with more than ...

If the idea of listening to Barack Obama talk in an endless loop sounds calming to you, we've got some good news. ABC reported on Thursday that Simon & Schuster Audio is releasing Barack Obama: The 60 ...