Virtual touch and the human social world
Touch forms a central component of social bonding, both in primates and in humans, via the brain’s endorphin system. In primates, this involves social grooming, acting via the CT neuron system. Although humans still use soft touch for bonding relationships, they have had to find ways of triggering t...
Main Author: | Dunbar, RIM |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021
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