Individuals Who Experience Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response Have Higher Levels of Sensory Suggestibility. (January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Keizer, Anouk; Chang, Tzu Han (Rebecca); O'Mahony, Cian James; Schaap, Nathalie Solange; Stone, Kayla Dawn
• Is Part Of: Perception. Volume 49:Number 1(2020)
• Page Start: 113
• Page End: 116
• Publication Date: 2020-01
• Subjects: ASMR -- sensory suggestibility -- sensory processing; Perception -- Periodicals; Perception -- Periodicals; Perception; Periodicals; 153.705
• DOI: 10.1177/0301006619891913
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0301-0066

Abstract

Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is a self-reported sensory phenomenon that elicits a pleasurable tingling sensation that often starts in the head. This study showed that participants who experience ASMR ( N = 35) are also more prone to experience illusory sensory events than controls ( N = 25), as measured with the Sensory Suggestibility Scale. This suggests that ASMR is not only associated with cognitive traits such as imagery ability but also to how individuals physically experience sensory events.