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 island both before and after a devastating hurricane. This is a unique perspective showing that Read more…