The study was published in the online journal PLOS.ONE. If you aren't familiar with ASMR (or you are familiar but still want to see a video), here's a sample from a popular ASMRtist, Caroline ASMR.

The study, while fairly small, found that "ASMR has the potential to be both effective and suitable as a clinically relevant anxiety treatment" — so it can't hurt to try!

It wasn’t participatory the way most ASMR videos are,” says Richard. But the macaque study, which suggests participation isn’t necessary for inducing relaxation, is giving him pause.

The study found that those who experience ASMR showed significantly greater reductions in their heart rates when watching ASMR videos (an average decrease of 3.14 beats per minute) compared to ...

"Fans of ASMR videos are more sensitive to their surroundings, study finds." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 24 March 2022. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 03 / 220324122533.htm>.

ASMR videos - a YouTube phenomenon based around videos of people brushing hair, folding towels and whispering - may have health benefits, a study says.

A study has uncovered new evidence linking higher levels of the personality trait neuroticism and anxiety with the ability to experience a deeply relaxing sensation known as the Autonomous Sensory ...

Not everyone experiences ASMR and it can be difficult to explain to your friends and family that you need to watch someone stretch slime balls to decompress after a long day, or that you’re one ...