ASMR stands for autonomous sensory meridian response; a term used to describe a tingling, static-like, or goosebumps sensation in response to specific triggering audio or visual stimuli.
Current studies identify several common triggers used to achieve ASMR, including whispering, personal attention, crisp sounds and slow movements.
If certain sounds and images give your brain a sparkly, effervescent feeling that relaxes you, then you are a tinglehead – one of the estimated 20% of people that some experts say experience autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR.
Those who experience AMSR tend to score higher for anxiety and neuroticism.