… In particular, we focus on the interoceptive facet of affective touch (ie subjective bodily … the
development of body representation. We conclude by proposing that affective touch constitutes …

… a themed issue on Body–brain interactions/affective touch … base for cognitive, affective and
physical development [28 • ] … that the role of touch in development and cognition is not limited …

… the perception of pleasantness during affective touch stimulation. Given the … affective touch
than males and thus that their subjective pleasantness ratings associated with affective touch …

… the effects of touch on pain attenuation, … of brain mechanisms underlying comforting touch
in the target and toucher to propose an integrative brain model for understanding how touch …

… neural substrate of the altered perception of affective touch in … areas of the brain that are
involved in affective touch. Among … the primary neural target of the affective touch system 29,30,…

… 6 of the retrieved studies explored neural mechanisms underlying affective touch perception
in infants and contrasting results were found. In an fMRI study, Tuulari et al. (2019) showed …

… Touch plays an important role in the development of infants and children. In this review, we
highlight the neural conditioning of affective touch and the related physiological responses, …

… fibres in conveying emotional touch to the brain. Emotional touch describes tactile sensations…
Brain-imaging studies have recently shown that the brain centres activated by pleasant and …

… affective touch but also provide real focus to their role in neurodevelopment. Truly delineating
their projection pathways might also provide targets for neuromodulation in the treatment …

… of touch. Then, we provide a brief review of how affectionate touch tunes the development of
… Affective touch also plays a foundational role in the establishment of social affiliative bonds …