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It’s been a while since we’ve had news to share – but we want to get back in touch. The International Association for the Study of Affective Touch (IASAT) is organising a Social Event during the Read more…
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Research Digest
Rhesus macaques build new social connections after natural disaster
Social touch is not purely a human behaviour. In fact, the C-tactile (CT) afferent was first characterised (as a C-low threshold mechanoreceptor) in cats. In this paper Testard et al. explore the social relationships within groups of macaques on a remote Read more…
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Human endogenous oxytocin and its neural correlates show adaptive responses to social touch based on recent social context
The role of oxytocin (OT) in social behaviours has long been considered. Some studies suggest that endogenous OT is a mediator of social relationships, while other studies have shown that the exogenous manipulation of OT may not Read more…
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The insula is necessary for the perception of tactile pleasantness
Kirsch and colleagues report the first human lesion study on the perception of C-tactile touch in right hemisphere stroke patients (N = 59). The results show that lesions in the right posterior and anterior insula Read more…