ASMR (Intersensory effect)

found: Work cat.: 2014954041: Young, Julie. ASMR, 2015:summary (Autonomous sensory meridian response starts with a tingling feeling in your head and results in feelings of deep calm and relaxation)

found: PeerJ, volume 3, 2015: Barratt, Emma L. Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR):abstract (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a previously unstudied sensory phenomenon, in which individuals experience a tingling, static-like sensation across the scalp, back of the neck and at times further areas in response to specific triggering audio and visual stimuli; widely reported to be accompanied by feelings of relaxation and well-being; the current study identifies common triggers used to achieve ASMR, including whispering, personal attention, crisp sounds and slow movements; possible link between ASMR and synaesthesia)

found: Perspectives in biology and medicine, volume 56, number 3, summer 2013: Ahuka, Nitin K. It feels good to be measured:abstract (A large online community has recently formed around autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR), a pleasant and poorly understood somatic reaction to specific interpersonal triggers)

found: Google search, Aug. 10, 2017(ASMR: 20,800,000 hits; Autonomous sensory meridian response: 759,000 hits)