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Do Maria's whispered tones induce a mysterious sensation? Video 'It's like goosebumps on your brain'
- Published_at:2014-12-18
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- description: video Do Maria's whispered tones induce a mysterious sensation? Do Maria's whispered tones induce a mysterious sensation? Do Maria's whispered tones induce a mysterious sensation? 'It's like goosebumps on your brain': Maryland Maria draws YouTube audience of millions as her whispered voice induces mysterious physical sensation Millions listen to her hushed whispers The videos can instill tranquility and even overcome insomnia Scientists say the videos induce a physical sensation known as autonomous sensory meridian response which feels good Maria made her first ASMR video in February 2011 By JAMES GORDON FOR MAIL ONLINE PUBLISHED: 03:13 GMT, 18 December 2014 | UPDATED: 09:56 GMT, 18 December 2014 85 shares 93 View comments A 28-year-old blonde woman from Maryland is creating a stir on YouTube with her videos that can create strange sensations for viewers. Maria, as she is known, has been making her soft and sensual videos for three years and has accumulated hundreds of thousands of subscribers. Perhaps more surprisingly, she isn't even providing viewers with any useful information - all she does is smile sweetly and whispers sweet nothings. Doctors say her videos are an example of autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) which results in a distinct, pleasurable tingling in the head, scalp, back, or peripheral regions of the body in response to visual or audio stimuli. Scroll down for video Listen up! Maria is the host of one of the most popular YouTube channels for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response +5 Listen up! Maria is the host of one of the most popular YouTube channels for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response Sounds like: Maria, a 28-year-old Russian expat in suburban Maryland, stars in a YouTube video that has been viewed more than 7 million times +5 Sounds like: Maria, a 28-year-old Russian expat in suburban Maryland, stars in a YouTube video that has been viewed more than 7 million times Despite the complex-sounding official term ASMR, reactions to her videos are are split with some falling into mesmerized state as they hang on each and every word of her soft-spoken subtle tones. Others have reported becoming fast-irritated at her 'torturous gentle whispers.' RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Man returns statue he borrowed from library 43 years later... This just might be the (exploding) face that launched a thousand hacks: one of the many variants of Kim Jong-un?s death scene from Sony?s notorious and possibly colossal-hack-causing movie The Interview. The clip has been leaked as part of the ongoing attack against the Japanese company; a hack that many have speculated was triggered by North Korean anger at the portrayal of their "beloved leader." Although North Korean officials have denied any involvement in the attack, they previously described the film as an "act of war," before promising a "merciless response," and later praising the hack as a "righteous deed." The authority of North Korea's brutal, totalitarian regime leans heavily on the almost religious veneration of the ruling Kim family, and experts on the country have suggested that loyalist hackers were trying to save face on behalf of their leader.eaked internal emails show that the slow-motion death scene ? in which Kim Jong-un?s helicopter is hit by a shell and his hea State Department saw graphic Kim Jong-un death scene in 'The... SHARE THIS ARTICLE Share The videos play upon the brains' senses using clever, but simple audio and visual techniques. Maria, who was born in Russia will often speak to her viewers in her native tongue. She addresses viewers and listeners wearing headphones to specific ears by using stereo microphones which make her appear as though she is switching sides. Props are then brought out which continue to create sounds that some say they find wildly addictive. Love her or hate her? Maria's voice and movements hold a certain magic: They can instill tranquility and even overcome insomnia +5 Love her or hate her? Maria's voice and movements hold a certain magic: They can instill tranquility and even overcome insomnia Feeling good: ASMR is widely described as a pleasurable tingling that begins in the head and scalp, shimmies down the spine and
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