%0 Journal Article %1 Ahuja:2013:Perspect-Biol-Med:24375123 %A Ahuja, N K %D 2013 %J Perspect Biol Med %K ahuja asmr autonomous brain musicology neurology psychology research sensory studies systematic %N 3 %P 442-451 %R 10.1353/pbm.2013.0022 %T "It feels good to be measured": clinical role-play, Walker Percy, and the tingles %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24375123 %V 56 %X A large online community has recently formed around autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR), a pleasant and poorly understood somatic reaction to specific interpersonal triggers. Its web-based manifestations include a variety of amateur videos designed to elicit the reaction, many of which feature protracted imitations of a clinician's physical exam. This analysis considers through a literary lens the proximity of this phenomenon to clinical diagnostics, focusing in particular on characterizations of spiritual isolation elaborated in Love in the Ruins (1971), the third novel by physician-writer Walker Percy (1916-1990). Within this speculative framework, the tendency to derive pleasure from clinical milieus, real or constructed, may be interpreted as a quality particular to the postmodern psyche. Viewing web-based clinical role-play in light of Percy's writing also underscores the possibility that routine diagnostic assessments may have independent therapeutic implications.

@article{Ahuja:2013:Perspect-Biol-Med:24375123, abstract = {A large online community has recently formed around autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR), a pleasant and poorly understood somatic reaction to specific interpersonal triggers. Its web-based manifestations include a variety of amateur videos designed to elicit the reaction, many of which feature protracted imitations of a clinician's physical exam. This analysis considers through a literary lens the proximity of this phenomenon to clinical diagnostics, focusing in particular on characterizations of spiritual isolation elaborated in Love in the Ruins (1971), the third novel by physician-writer Walker Percy (1916-1990). Within this speculative framework, the tendency to derive pleasure from clinical milieus, real or constructed, may be interpreted as a quality particular to the postmodern psyche. Viewing web-based clinical role-play in light of Percy's writing also underscores the possibility that routine diagnostic assessments may have independent therapeutic implications. }, added-at = {2018-12-08T02:05:14.000+0100}, author = {Ahuja, N K}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/204ec6ea882d532ac327f5f43d0fef3e7/alberska}, description = {"It feels good to be measured": clinical role-play, Walker Percy, and the tingles. - PubMed - NCBI}, doi = {10.1353/pbm.2013.0022}, interhash = {1a8deebf9eef16f11c3e52ab937d02ae}, intrahash = {04ec6ea882d532ac327f5f43d0fef3e7}, journal = {Perspect Biol Med}, keywords = {ahuja asmr autonomous brain musicology neurology psychology research sensory studies systematic}, number = 3, pages = {442-451}, pmid = {24375123}, timestamp = {2018-12-08T02:05:14.000+0100}, title = {"It feels good to be measured": clinical role-play, Walker Percy, and the tingles}, url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24375123}, volume = 56, year = 2013 }