Getting in touch: A neural model of comforting touch
SG Shamay-Tsoory, NI Eisenberger - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2021 - Elsevier
Comforting touch involves contact distress-alleviating behaviors of an observer towards the
suffering of a target. A growing number of studies have investigated the effects of touch on …
suffering of a target. A growing number of studies have investigated the effects of touch on …
Individual differences in affective touch: Behavioral inhibition and gender define how an interpersonal touch is perceived
Receiving a tender caress from a caregiver or spouse reduces stress and promotes
emotional well-being, but receiving the same caress from a stranger makes us feel …
emotional well-being, but receiving the same caress from a stranger makes us feel …
A dual-brain approach for understanding the neuralmechanisms that underlie the comforting effects of social touch
Across different cultures, social touch is used to alleviate distress. Here we adopt a dual-
brain approach with fMRI to examine whether social touch involves similar activations …
brain approach with fMRI to examine whether social touch involves similar activations …
Characterizing affiliative touch in humans and its role in advancing haptic design
An emerging view in cognitive neuroscience holds that the extraction of emotional relevance
from sensory experience extends beyond the centralized appraisal of sensation in …
from sensory experience extends beyond the centralized appraisal of sensation in …
[HTML][HTML] The comfort in touch: Immediate and lasting effects of handholding on emotional pain
Consoling touch is a powerful form of social support that has been repeatedly demonstrated
to reduce the experience of physical pain. However, it remains unknown whether touch …
to reduce the experience of physical pain. However, it remains unknown whether touch …
[HTML][HTML] The neurobiology shaping affective touch: expectation, motivation, and meaning in the multisensory context
Inter-individual touch can be a desirable reward that can both relieve negative affect and
evoke strong feelings of pleasure. However, if other sensory cues indicate it is undesirable …
evoke strong feelings of pleasure. However, if other sensory cues indicate it is undesirable …
[HTML][HTML] Keep calm and cuddle on: social touch as a stress buffer
I Morrison - Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 2016 - Springer
Recent evidence from neurophysiology and human functional neuroimaging has given rise
to the hypothesis that social, affective touch belongs to a distinct category of tactile …
to the hypothesis that social, affective touch belongs to a distinct category of tactile …
Squeeze me, but don't tease me: Human and mechanical touch enhance visual attention and emotion discrimination
Being touched by another person influences our readiness to empathize with and support
that person. We asked whether this influence arises from somatosensory experience, the …
that person. We asked whether this influence arises from somatosensory experience, the …
[HTML][HTML] Meaning makes touch affective
The pleasantness of gentle stroking (CT-targeted touch) varies highly between individuals
and studies, indicating that relevant factors may not be accounted for. We propose that the …
and studies, indicating that relevant factors may not be accounted for. We propose that the …
Distinct neural networks underlying empathy for pleasant and unpleasant touch
In spite of considerable progress in the understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying
the experience of empathy, the majority of previous investigations have focused on how we …
the experience of empathy, the majority of previous investigations have focused on how we …