Pleasantness of touch in human glabrous and hairy skin: order effects on affective ratings.

Journal article

The tactile sense comprises pathways for both discriminative and affective touch. Low threshold unmyelinated mechanoafferents (C tactile, CT) in the human hairy skin have recently been linked to pleasant touch sensation. Here, we investigated how perception of the hedonic aspect of tactile stimulation differs between the hairy skin of the arm, and the glabrous skin of the palm, which is not innervated by CT afferents. Three groups of naïve, healthy subjects (total n=28) rated pleasantness on ...

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Authors: Löken, L; Evert, M; Wessberg, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Brain research
• Volume: 1417
• Pages: 9-15
• Publication date: 2011-10-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2011.08.011
• EISSN: 1872-6240
• ISSN: 0006-8993
• Language: English
• Keywords: Young Adult; Pleasure; Skin; Humans; Physical Stimulation; Adult; Hand; Mechanoreceptors; Forearm; Touch; Female; Male