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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dunbar, RIM
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021

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