Topography of social touching depends on emotional bonds between humans.

Nonhuman primates use social touch for maintenance and reinforcement of social structures, yet the role of social touch in human bonding in different reproductive, affiliative, and kinship based relationships remains unresolved. Here we reveal quantified, relationship-specific maps of bodily regions...

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Main Authors: Suvilehto, J, Glerean, E, Dunbar, R, Hari, R, Nummenmaa, L
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2015