A subclass of C-fibres, C-tactile afferents (CTs), have been discovered which respond
preferentially to low force/velocity stroking touch, that is typically perceived as pleasant …

Although feeling pain and touch has long been considered inherently private, recent
neuroimaging and neurophysiological studies hint at the social implications of this …

Interpersonal touch is frequently used for communicating emotions, strengthen social bonds
and to give others pleasure. The neuropeptide oxytocin increases social interest, improves …

" The New York Times bestselling author examines how our sense of touch and emotion are
interconnected Johns Hopkins neuroscientist and bestselling author of The Compass of …

Introduction Touch has been found to entail positive effects in the person receiving it,
whereas effects on the person giving touch have previously been unexplored. We …

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 …

110 THE SOCIAL OUTCAST described as desirable but not necessary? In this chapter we
will suggest that social connection is a need as basic as air, water, or food and that like …

Though rarely included in studies of parent–infant interactions, affectionate touch plays a
unique and vital role in infant development. Previous studies in human and rodent models …

This volume contains a series of thirteen papers delivered at a conference on biology and
behavior sponsored jointly by Russell Sage Foundation and The Rockefeller University. It …

Interpersonal touch and social support can influence physical health, mental well-being and
pain. However, the mechanisms by which supportive touch promotes analgesia are not well …