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Careful whispers: when sounds feel like a touch

Niven, EC; Scott, SK; (2021) Careful whispers: when sounds feel like a touch. Trends in Cognitive Sciences , 25 (8) pp. 645-647. 10.1016/j.tics.2021.05.006. Green open access

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Abstract

There are anatomical and functional links between auditory and somatosensory processing. We suggest that these links form the basis for the popular internet phenomenon where people enjoy a sense of touch from auditory (and often audiovisual) stimuli.

Type: Article
Title: Careful whispers: when sounds feel like a touch
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2021.05.006
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2021.05.006
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Audio-visual elicited somatosensation (AVES), autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR), auditory processing, somatosensation
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10134922
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