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Body scan meditation enhances the autonomous sensory meridian response to auditory stimuli

Glim, Sarah
Braun, Lynn
Hayd, Sophie
Kuenz, Amelie
Rosak, Felicitas
vom Bruch, Jule

Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is a pleasant, tingling sensation on the skin that can be elicited by certain auditory and visual stimuli, with the intertwining of sensory modalities and emotional reactions observable in this phenomenon resembling that of synesthesia. The current study shows that the perception of ASMR-associated tingles can be enhanced by means of a prior mindfulness exercise in which attention is drawn to the body. This finding contributes to a better understanding of the crossmodal mechanisms behind ASMR and emphasizes the role that attentional processes play in its unfolding.

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In: Perception Volume 51 / Issue 6 (2022-05-03) , S. 435-437; eissn:1468-4233
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@article{doi:10.17170/kobra-202206016281,
  author    ={Glim, Sarah and Braun, Lynn and Hayd, Sophie and Kuenz, Amelie and Rosak, Felicitas and vom Bruch, Jule},
  title    ={Body scan meditation enhances the autonomous sensory meridian response to auditory stimuli},
  keywords ={150 and Aufmerksamkeit and Stimulation and Studie and Stressbewältigung and Sensorik and Entspannungstherapie},
  copyright  ={http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/},
  language ={en},
  journal  ={Perception},
  year   ={2022-05-03}
}