Cross-cultural similarity in relationship-specific social touching

Many species use touching for reinforcing social structures, and particularly, non-human primates use social grooming for managing their social networks. However, it is still unclear how social touch contributes to the maintenance and reinforcement of human social networks. Human studies in Western...

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Main Authors: Suvilehto, J, Nummenmaa, L, Harada, T, Dunbar, R, Hari, R, Turner, R, Sadato, N, Kitada, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Royal Society 2019