Could ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) Decrease the Brain Response-Selection Stage

Background and Aim : Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is the innovative audiovisual phenomenon, including various triggers, namely personal attention, whispering as well as slow movement, to generate a relaxing shivering sensation for the Reddit and Youtube subscribers. The number of ASMR published studies has grown drastically concerning numerous aspects of ASMR, such as changes mentally and physically, like in physiology or personality, although the most of papers investigate the influence of ASMR on decreasing the anxiety and inducing deep relaxed sleep.Methods : In this paper, we aim to estimate the effect of ASMR videos on the Simon effect test. For this purpose, the difference in accuracy and reaction time between congruent and incongruent trials among ASMR and the control group was estimated. Twenty-Two healthy participants enrolled in our project, which divided into two groups, namely ASMR and control (Age mean±SD = 25.12). Firstly, both groups examined with Simon effect test in both trials; after that ASMR group watched fifteen minutes of ASMR video from famous ASMRtists; on the other hand, the control group watched a popular documentary movie about the earth with the same time duration. Afterward, both groups had the other Simon effect test.Results : The results indicate that there is statistically significant difference (p<=0.01) in the ASMR group in the post-ASMR stage in in-congruent trials.Conclusion : According to these findings, ASMR could help in cognitive rehabilitation protocols, as an illustration, attention deficiencies.

کلیدواژه ها:

ASMR ، Response-Selection Stage ، Simon Effect ، Cognitive Rehabilitation ، Attention Deficiencies