Why does ASMR give people brain orgasms?

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Why does ASMR give people brain orgasms?

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Jul 17, 2013

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Why are online "whisper" communities giving people brain orgasms? Caroline and Cristen discuss autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR, and investigate what's up with those strange tingling sensations. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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