Neural correlates of gentle skin stroking in early infancy
Physical expressions of affection play a foundational role in early brain development, but the neural correlates of affective touch processing in infancy remain unclear. We examined brain responses to gentle skin stroking, a type of tactile stimulus associated with affectionate touch, in young infan...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-02-01
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Series: | Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929317300828 |