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The soothing function of touch: affective touch reduces feelings of social exclusion

The mammalian need for social proximity, attachment and belonging may have an adaptive and evolutionary value in terms of survival and reproductive success. Consequently, ostracism may induce strong negative feelings of social exclusion. Recent studies suggest that slow, affective touch, which is me...

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Autores principales: von Mohr, Mariana, Kirsch, Louise P., Fotopoulou, Aikaterini
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5647341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29044137
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13355-7