Yes, but not directly.
If ASMR helps you to get more sleep then that could result in less toxic chemicals in your brain, in a way that I will explain shortly.
Was this research done with ASMR and humans? Nope, it was just done with sleep-deprived non-human animals.
Which animals exactly?
Curiously, the news article that I linked to at the end of this post did not say what species. Mice or rats are a good guess though.
Where was the research done? At the Metropolitan Autonomous University.
“Autonomous” University?! Say what-huh.
Am I messing with you? Continue reading