People that expereince ASMR report that certain sound and visual triggers can make them experience calming, tingling, sometimes euphoric sensations. Sensations that start in their scalp and radiate throughout the body. Some common triggers include people whispering or watching videos of people turning pages of a book. We have shown that ASMR is authentic, and explored how ASMR is conneted to other psychological factors like empathy, personality, relaxation, and sound sesitivity

Some people report that when they see someone else being touched, they experience sensations of touch on their own body. For instance, if these people see a couple holding hands, they would feel a corresponding sense of touch on their own hand. We have established the existence of mirror-touch and explored how this fascinating experience can tell us about how we all experience empathy, understand emotions, and distinguish between ourselves and other people.

Synesthesia is a perceptual experience in which information between the senses is blended. We attempt to understand the biological mechansims and psychological consequences of synesthetic experiences. Our current work focusses on the following types of synesthesia: a) where people see colours from music, b) where people see see written words when hearing other people speak, and c) where people attribute human characteristics and qualities to inanimate objects