Touch increases autonomic coupling between romantic partners

Touch increases autonomic coupling between romantic partners

Interpersonal touch is of paramount importance in human social bonding and close relationships, allowing a unique channel for affect communication. So far the effect of touch on human physiology has been studied at an individual level. The present study aims at extending the study of affective touch...

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Main Authors: Jonas eChatel-Goldman, Marco eCongedo, Christian eJutten, Jean-Luc eSchwartz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Empathy
social interaction
Electrodermal activity
physiological coupling
affective touch
interpersonal coupling
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00095/full

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