Highlights•Formalised communication model of touch with a new focus on the sender and
signal.•Clear definition of CT-mediated touch and integrated action with other forms of …

Nowadays, artificial intelligence is used in many fields to diagnose and treat different
diseases. Robots are also useful tools that substitute for human work. Despite robots being …

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

Affective touch plays an important role in human social bonding, affiliative behavior, and in
general emotional well-being. A system of unmyelinated low-threshold mechanosensitive C …

In the United Kingdom, the most common reasons for a child to come under the care of
social services are neglect and abuse. Such early childhood adversity is a risk factor for …

An impairment of social communication is a core symptom of autism-spectrum disorder
(ASD). Affective touch is an important means of social interaction, and C-Tactile (CT) …

Affiliative tactile interactions buffer social mammals against neurobiological and behavioral
effects of stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the cutaneous mechanisms …

The observation of animal orofacial and behavioral reactions has played a fundamental role
in research on reward but is seldom assessed in humans. Healthy volunteers (N= 131) …

Recent evidence suggests that altered responses to affective touch—a pleasant
interoceptive stimulus associated with activation of the C-Tactile (CT) system—may …

Tactile perception encompasses several submodalities that are realized with distinct
sensory subsystems. The processing of those submodalities and their interactions remains …