This narrative review summarizes research on three forms of touch that have enhanced
development and well-being. These include social touch, CT touch, and massage therapy …

The mechanisms underlying analgesia related to social touch are not clear. While recent
research highlights the role of the empathy of the observer to pain relief in the target, the …

Trauma can shape the way an individual experiences the world and interacts with other
people. Touch is a key component of social interactions, but surprisingly little is known how …

The ability of the somatosensory cortex in differentiating various tactile sensations is very
important for a person to perceive the surrounding environment. In this study, we utilize a lab …

In mammals, including humans, affective touch (AT) supports the establishment and
maintenance of social connections and mitigates the effects of social conflict and ostracism …

Using one of the key bibliometric methods, namely the index of citations, from a
comprehensive multidisciplinary bibliographic electronic database, Web of Science, this …

The aim of the present study was to examine the mechanisms of empathy for pain that
contribute to consoling touch, a distress-alleviating contact behavior carried out by an …

Socio-affective touch communication conveys a vast amount of information about emotions
and intentions in social contexts. In spite of the complexity of the socio-affective touch …

Observers can simulate aspects of other people's tactile experiences. We asked whether
they do so when faced with full-body social interactions, whether emerging representations …

Observed touch interactions provide useful information on how others communicate with the
external world. Previous studies revealed shared neural circuits between the direct …