Out of touch? How trauma shapes the experience of social touch–neural and endocrine pathways

L Stevens, M Bregulla, D Scheele - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2024 - Elsevier
Trauma can shape the way an individual experiences the world and interacts with other
people. Touch is a key component of social interactions, but surprisingly little is known how …

[HTML][HTML] Interpersonal touch and the importance of romantic partners for older adults' neuroendocrine health

G Navyte, H Gillmeister, M Kumari - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2024 - Elsevier
Interpersonal touch is an essential aspect of human interaction that has the ability to
regulate physiological stress responses. Prolonged exposure to stress can have cumulative …

Linking heartbeats with the cortical network dynamics involved in self-other distinction during affective touch.

D Candia-Rivera, F de Vico Fallani, R Boehme… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Research on interoception has revealed the role of heartbeats in shaping our perceptual
awareness and embodying a first-person perspective. These heartbeat dynamics exhibit …

Psychometric Evaluation of the Social Touch Questionnaire in Chinese Adolescents

C Wang, R Xie, L Chen, X Yang, C Yan - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Social touch promotes psychological well-being through inducing positive effects on social
affiliation and stress alleviation, especially in adolescence. However, there is a scarcity of …