Spatio-temporal profile of brain activity during gentle touch investigated with magnetoencephalography

Positive affective touch plays a central role in social and inter-personal interactions. Low-threshold mechanoreceptive afferents, including slowly-conducting C-tactile (CT) afferents found in hairy skin, transmit such signals from gentle touch to the brain. Tactile signals are processed, in part, b...

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Main Authors: Eriksson Hagberg, Elin, Ackerley, Rochelle, Lundqvist, Daniel, Schneiderman, Justin, Jousmäki, Veikko, Wessberg, Johan
Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88035
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49900