Autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR, is a sensation where visual or auditory triggers fire off synapses in the brain that create a pleasant, calming feeling — colloquially referred to as ...

There are several known triggers for ASMR — such as listening to a soft whispering voice, a repetitive sound like the pitter-patter of raindrops, loud crunching, slurping or biting and a tapping motif ...

After all, the 28-year-old former Iowa City resident has turned filming and editing YouTube videos in which she whispers to, brushes, and lightly taps her microphone into a full-time career. Slight ...