Pupil dilation responds to the intrinsic social characteristics of affective touch

Pupil dilation responds to the intrinsic social characteristics of affective touch

Abstract Affective Touch is characterized by both emotional and arousing dimensions that rely on specific features of a gentle human caress. In this study, we investigated whether and how both the nature of the touching effector (Human hand vs. Artificial hand) and touch type (Dynamic vs. Static) in...

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Main Authors: Greta Bonino, Alessandro Mazza, Francesca Capiotto, Annamaria Berti, Lorenzo Pia, Olga Dal Monte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Pupil dilation
Affective touch
Stroke velocity
Human hand
Artificial hand
Skin-to-skin touch
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-74566-3
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