Does affective touch buffer emotional distress? Insights from subjective and physiological indices
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DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsaf090
Abstract: Abstract Affective touch, mediated by the activation of C-tactile afferents, has the potential to modulate affective states and physiological responses in situations of emotional distress across the lifespan. The present study aims to disentangle psychophysiological… read more here.
Keywords: touch; affective touch; buffer emotional; touch buffer ... See more keywords