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If you’ve spent any time watching YouTube, listening to comedy podcasts, or reading internet comment threads, you’ve probably come across the phenomenon known as ASMR — or, “autonomous sensory ...

We all have our favorite ways to wind down after a long day at work—taking a bath, for example, or escaping the day through a good book. One way to unwind that is becoming increasingly popular is ...

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"ASMR is a deeply relaxing and comforting feeling, usually accompanied by tingling sensations in the head," says Craig Richard, PhD, an ASMR researcher and founder of ASMR University. The"tingling" ...