Goose bumps are involuntary skin bumps at hair base triggered by cold, emotions, or tickling. Arrector pili muscles contract to pull hairs straight up. Process starts by sympathetic nervous system
Word forms: arouses, arousing, aroused. Can mean to cause specific reactions or attitudes. Can describe sexual excitement or anger. Can mean waking someone from sleep
GSR measures skin's electrical conductance changes in response to emotional arousal. Vigouroux first linked mental state to GSR activity in 1879. Hand and foot regions have highest sweat gland density (200-600 per cm²). Skin conductance is autonomously modulated by sympathetic activity
Describes feelings felt in or as if in internal organs of the body. Refers to crude or elemental emotions
Doomsurfing refers to excessive scrolling for negative news during crises. Term gained prominence after Los Angeles Times article about COVID-19. Many people read news through phones and social media during pandemic
ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. Videos stimulate brain to induce tingling effect. Triggers work differently on different people. YouTube ASMR content has seen significant growth in last decade