Developmental delay is common in children deprived of normal sensory stimulation–for
example, in premature neonates and some institutionalized children. Touch has emerged as …

Animal studies demonstrate that maternal touch and contact regulate infant stress, and
handling during periods of maternal deprivation attenuates the stress response. To measure …

In this volume, researchers, theoreticians and clinicians describe our current understanding
of touch and identify the critical areas for further investigation. The book's twenty-one …

Over the past 25 years, our understanding of newborn and young infant behavior has
changed radically. The assumption that:“[neonate's] behavior is random, unstructured, and …

Caregiving touch has been shown to be essential for the growth and development of human
infants. However, the physiological and behavioral mechanisms that underpin infants' …

Touch is the most basic mammalian maternal behavior. As soon asan infant is born,
mammalian mothers begin to engage in the species-typical repertoire of maternal behavior …

The past years have seen a renewed interest in measuring neural, physiological or
cognitive, immediate and longer-term effects of human interaction through touch. The term …

Hertenstein [2001] readily points out that the communicative functions of touch during
infancy have been thoroughly neglected relative to the other senses. He extensively reviews …

A symposium titled," Touch in Infancy" was held to celebrate the opening of the first Touch
Research Institute in the world. Although touch is the largest sense organ in the body, it is …

This chapter focuses on the role of touch in the interactions of infants and young children
and their caretakers. One hypothesis examined is that touch regulates both infant state and …