The pandemic has left many people isolated and craving physical intimacy. Touch-based ASMR videos are helping some touch-deprived people better deal with being alone. Fans of the genre say they find ...

“Touch is a critical aspect of ASMR videos,” says Joydeep Bhattacharya, professor of psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London who studies ASMR. “Skin is our largest organ; humans crave touch. It ...

I'm getting a brain massage — and it's sublime. I'm lying on a heated massage bed, cocooned in a soft, weighted blanket, as ...