Individuals Who Experience Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response Have Higher Levels of Sensory Suggestibility
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2020-01
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Keizer, Anouk
Chang, Tzu Han Rebecca
O'Mahony, Cian James
Schaap, Nathalie Solange
Stone, Kayla Dawn
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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.
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ASMR, sensory suggestibility, sensory processing
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Keizer, A, Chang, T H R, O'Mahony, C J, Schaap, N S & Stone, K D 2020, 'Individuals Who Experience Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response Have Higher Levels of Sensory Suggestibility', Perception, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 113-116. https://doi.org/10.1177/0301006619891913