That human touch that means so much: Exploring the tactile dimension of social life
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Mandy Tjew A Sin
Mandy Tjew A Sin obtained her Research Master’s degree in Social and Organisational Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience at Leiden University, The...more
Sander Koole
Sander L. Koole is an Associate Professor at the VU University in Amsterdam. His research focuses on emotion regulation and action control. He has recently...more
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- human nature
- power
- oxytocin
- coping
- attachment theory
- developmental research
- threat-related neural responses
- cultural anthropologist
- communal sharing relationship
- communal sharing
- relation
- cooperation
- tactile
- warmth
- independent
- physiological benefits
- touch-based therapies
- field
- affective haptics
- haptic jacket
- neuroscience
- analytic
- perception
- relational models theory
- recognition
- virtual reality
- sex
- nonverbal communication
- social cognition
- intervention
- Cortisol
- mimicry
- tend and befriend
- affiliation
- intimacy