The Neuroscience Behind ASMR

Have you ever experienced the shivers from music, or from hearing an inspirational story, or from being around someone you love? This response is called ASMR, and "ASMRtists" around the world are creating videos that try and recreate this experience, but how does it work?


Links:

Brain Tingles: The Physiological Benefits of ASMR
https://neurosciencenews.com/asmr-phy...

The Science Behind ASMR
   • The Science Behind ASMR  

More than a feeling: Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is characterized by reliable changes in affect and physiology
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/art...

Synesthesia: When Tuesday Is The Color Red.
https://neurosciencenews.com/synesthe...

Review Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Synesthesia
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...


An fMRI investigation of the neural correlates underlying the autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

An examination of the default mode network in individuals with autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27196...

ASMR: what we know so far about this unique brain phenomenon – and what we don't
https://theconversation.com/asmr-what...