Two Experiments on the Psychological and Physiological Effects of Touching-Effect of Touching on the HPA Axis-Related Parts of the Body on Both Healthy and Traumatized Experiment Participants

Two experiments were conducted to measure both the psychological and physiological effects of touching on the HPA axis related parts of the body. HPA stands for the hypothalamus, pituitary, and adrenal. One experiment was conducted with a group of healthy experiment participants, and another was wit...

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Main Authors: Chigusa Theresa Yachi, Taichi Hitomi, Hajime Yamaguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Behavioral Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/8/10/95