There’s growing awareness of autonomous sensory meridian response but scientific research on it is minimal. So what do we need to know about the phenomenon that 20pc of us are said to experience? ASMR ...

Craig Richard could not stop watching Bob Ross paint. It was 1983, and Ross's television show, The Joy of Painting, had ­recently premiered on PBS. Richard, then in his early teens, would come home ...

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 ...

How many hours, roughly, do you spend each week watching - and listening to - videos of people whispering into microphones, stroking rough objects, crackling bubble-wrap and making similar sounds? I ...

On the recommendation of a colleague, I put the letters “ASMR” into the search bar for YouTube. Many videos came up, some with a great number of views. One had over 15 million. I clicked on the first ...

Curl up with this tranquil ASMR moment as Isabela Merced gently guides you through the soothing world of laundry sounds. From the soft drip of water to the rustling of fabric, every brushstroke and ...

Brought to you by BBC Research & Development in collaboration with students across the UK. Sam Merricks, Alice Hopkins, Megan Hayward, Andree Martis, Imogen Brewer, Ellie Doherr, William King, and ...

The sounds of whispering, paper rustling and hair-brushing are all on the menu at Portsmouth’s first ASMR studio – which is thought to be the only one in the country. Did you know with a Digital ...