Infants discriminate the source of social touch at stroking speeds eliciting maximal firing rates in CT-fibers
The evaluation of interpersonal touch is heavily influenced by its source. For example, a gentle stroke from a loved one is generally more pleasant than the same tactile stimulation from a complete stranger. Our study tested the early ontogenetic roots of humans’ sensitivity to the source of interpe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929318301786 |