Social touch is increasingly utilized in a variety of psychological interventions, ranging from
parent-child interventions to psychotherapeutic treatments. Less attention has been paid …

Since their initial discovery in cats, low-threshold C-fiber mechanoreceptors have become a
central interest of scientists studying the affective aspects of touch. Their pursuit in humans …

A growing body of evidence from the behavioural and neural sciences indicates that social
touch has a vital role in human development and psychological well-being. Despite some …

Small everyday gestures such as a tap on the shoulder can affect the way humans feel and
act. Touch can have a calming effect and alter the way stress is handled, thereby promoting …

Caregiver touch plays a vital role in infants' growth and development, but its role as a
communicative signal in human parent-infant interactions is surprisingly poorly understood …

Interpersonal touch represents the primal sensory experience between humans, fostering
social bonding from the cradle to the death bed. In recent decades “affective touch” has …

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 …

Social touch—the affiliative skin-to-skin contact between individuals—can rapidly evoke
emotions of comfort, pleasure, or calm, and is essential for mental and physical well-being …

The experience of rejection and disconnection reliably amplifies pain. Yet, little is known
about the impact of enduring feelings of closeness, or social connectedness, on experiences …

Low-threshold mechanosensory C-fibres, C-tactile afferents (CTs), respond optimally to
sensations associated with a human caress. Additionally, CT-stimulation activates brain …