// Disciplines
sensory psychology
6 topics
- ASMR Culture
The Mystery of Reacting Only to Specific Sounds
In ASMR, why do only certain sounds (whispering, tapping, ear-cleaning sounds) trigger the characteristic 'tingling' sensation while others …
- ASMR Culture
On the Sensation of Being Touched Without Being Touched
The core of ASMR: the sensation of being touched by sound alone. This question phenomenologically, neuroscientifically, and culturally exami…
- ASMR Culture
Is Intimacy Through Sound Genuine Intimacy?
Intimacy through sound refers to the sense of closeness created solely by voice, breathing, or whispers without visual or tactile cues. Genu…
- ASMR Culture
Do You Still Like the Sounds You Liked as a Child?
Do the sounds that felt comforting in childhood—rain, a mother’s whisper, rustling leaves—still bring the same sense of healing or reassuran…
- ASMR Culture
Why Do We Have Preferences for Sounds?
Why does rain sound comforting while the sound of nails on a chalkboard is unpleasant—even though both are sound waves? This question examin…
- ASMR Culture
Is the Place Imagined from Sound the Same as the Actual Place?
Sound, especially binaural ASMR or natural audio, draws specific 'places' in the brain without vision. Rain evokes a forest cabin; whispers …