What do the sounds of whispered affirmations, page-turning, and tapping fingernails have in common? What about the sight of slow hand movements, soap being gently cut to pieces, and hair being brushed ...

A makeup brush swirling around a microphone, scissors gently snipping through thread, a person softly whispering — a search for "ASMR videos" turns up these and many more alluring sounds, and the ...