The social touch hypothesis proposes that C-tactile fibers form a privileged pathway underlying social touch. The pleasantness percept has long been related to a slow, caress-like touch. Here, Case and colleagues propose that deep pressure constitutes another important form of social touch. Their results suggest that the brain activity recorded Read more…
Previous studies showed that CTs are abundant in hairy skin and are thought to code gentle, stroking touch that signals positive affective interactions. CTs have never been described in human glabrous skin, yet. Watkins and colleagues showed the first evidence of their existence on the non-hairy skin of the hand, Read more…
(Wednesday 11th – Friday 13th September 2019) We once again look forward to bringing together researchers from around the world to explore and discuss the biology and psychology of affective touch, and its role in brain development and social behaviour.
Following the successful inaugural congress in 2015, we once again brought together researchers from around the world in Liverpool to explore and discuss the biology and psychology of affective touch, and its role in brain development and social behaviour.
The inaugural IASAT congress was held in March 2015, hosted by UCL in London’s Queen Square.
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