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1. www.nature.com › articles › s41598/020/68034-xTactile perception of pleasantness in relation to perceived ...

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   Jul 7, 2020 · For example, a soft object may feel much more pleasant than a hard object to some people, while other people may perceive only a slight difference between the two.

   • Author: Achille Pasqualotto, Achille Pasqualotto, Megan Ng, Zheng Yee Tan, Ryo Kitada

   • Publish Year: 2020

2. www.sciencedirect.com › science › articleStrengths and weaknesses of affective touch studies over the ...

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   Aug 1, 2021 · In the past two decades, research has highlighted the presence of different tactile systems subserving a primarily discriminative role on one hand and the conveyance of social and affective aspects of touch on the other (McGlone et al., 2007, 2014; Olausson et al., 2016).

   • Author: Gianluca Cruciani, Ludovica Zanini, Valentina Russo, Martina Mirabella, Efterpi Mary Palamoutsi, Gra...

   • Publish Year: 2021

3. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesThe soothing function of touch: affective touch reduces ...

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   Oct 18, 2017 · It demonstrates for the first time that slow, affective touch, as compared to fast, ‘neutral’ touch, can lessen to a certain degree the distress caused by ostracism. These findings point to the soothing function of affective touch, particularly in the context of social separation or rejection.

   • Author: Mariana von Mohr, Louise P. Kirsch, Aikaterini Fotopoulou
   • DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-13355-7

   • Publish Year: 2017
   • Publication: Sci Rep. 2017; 7: 13516.

4. www.nature.com › articles › s41562/024/01841-8A systematic review and multivariate meta-analysis of the ...

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   Apr 8, 2024 · This pre-registered systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis examined the effects of receiving touch for promoting mental and physical well-being, quantifying the efficacy of touch ...

5. www.db-thueringen.de › servlets › MCRFileNodeServletWhat Makes Touch Comfortable? An Examination of Touch Giving ...

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   Yet, how affective touch is pro-cessed and to what extent it benefits the individual may depend on various factors including, for example, whether touch is actively given or passively received (Triscoli et al., 2017) and how touch is culturally situated (Sorokowska et al., 2021).

6. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesEffects of Light Touch on Balance in Patients with Stroke

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   Apr 9, 2019 · Cunha et al. studied the effect of light touch on stroke patients, and found that light touch reduced postural sway, and that its effects were greater with the eyes closed. However, the differences relating to the supporting surface were not compared.

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   What is discriminative touch and affective touch?

   • When we touch objects, we not only perceive and discriminate their physical properties but also experience associated affective sensations. The former aspect is referred to as discriminative touch, whereas the latter aspect is referred to as affective touch.

   Tactile perception of pleasantness in relation to perceived softness

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   Does affective touch influence individual variability?

   • However, our findings should be considered in light of study limitations and directions for future research. First, we employed a mixed design, with a between-subjects manipulation of affective touch, which may thus entail potential individual variability confounds.

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   What is the psychophysical nature of affective touch?

   • Thus, one way to understand the psychophysical nature of affective touch is to examine the extent to which critical parameters previously assessed, with respect to their influence on discriminative touch, influence corresponding affective touch.

   Tactile perception of pleasantness in relation to perceived softness

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   Does light touch reduce postural sway?

   • The effects of light touch were similar in both groups. In addition, results show that the effectiveness of light touch in reducing postural sway was greater on a foam surface than on a firm surface. Our findings indicate that light touch could be beneficial in postural control for individuals with hemi-paretic stroke

   Effects of Light Touch on Balance in Patients with Stroke

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8. www.sciencedirect.com › science › articleThe physiological and emotional effects of touch: Assessing a ...

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   Apr 1, 2017 · We employed a mixed measures crossover design, with ‘self-criticism’ (HSC vs. LSC) as the between subjects variable and ‘touch intervention’ (haptic control, hand massage) as the within-subjects variable (see Fig. 1 ). Sample size was calculated based on Rockliff et al. (2008).