Olausson, Håkan

Coding of pleasant touch by unmyelinated afferents in humans

Löken, L. S., Wessberg, J., Morrison, I., McGlone, F., & Olausson, H. (2009) · Nature Neuroscience

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Discriminative and affective touch: Sensing and feeling.

McGlone, F., Wessberg, J., & Olausson, H. (2014) · Neuron

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The neurophysiology of unmyelinated tactile afferents

Olausson, H., Wessberg, J., Morrison, I., McGlone, F., & Vallbo, Å. (2010) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

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Unmyelinated afferents constitute a second system coding tactile stimuli of the human hairy skin

Vallbo, Å. B., Olausson, H., & Wessberg, J. (1999) · Journal of Neurophysiology

Tactile and Sensory InteractionsIon Channels and Receptors

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Human C-Tactile Afferents Are Tuned to the Temperature of a Skin-Stroking Caress

Ackerley, R., Backlund Wasling, H., Liljencrantz, J., Olausson, H., Johnson, R. D., & Wessberg, J. (2014) · The Journal of Neuroscience

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Receptive field characteristics of tactile units with myelinated afferents in hairy skin of human subjects.

Vallbo, A. B., Olausson, H., Wessberg, J., & Kakuda, N. (1995) · The Journal of Physiology

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Receptive field properties of unmyelinated tactile afferents in the human skin

Wessberg, J., Olausson, H., Fernström, K. W., & Vallbo, Å. B. (2003) · Journal of Neurophysiology

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In touch with your emotions: Oxytocin and touch change social impressions while others’ facial expressions can alter touch

Ellingsen, D.-M., Wessberg, J., Chelnokova, O., Olausson, H., Laeng, B., & Leknes, S. (2014) · Psychoneuroendocrinology

Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorTactile and Sensory Interactions

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Oxytocin enhances pupil dilation and sensitivity to 'hidden' emotional expressions

Leknes, S., Wessberg, J., Ellingsen, D.-M., Chelnokova, O., Olausson, H., & Laeng, B. (2013) · Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorFace Recognition and Perception

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Affective and non-affective touch evoke differential brain responses in 2-month-old infants

Jönsson, E. H., Kotilahti, K., Heiskala, J., Wasling, H. B., Olausson, H., Croy, I., Mustaniemi, H., Hiltunen, P., Tuulari, J. J., Scheinin, N. M., et al. (2018) · NeuroImage

Tactile and Sensory InteractionsInfant Health and Development

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An ultrafast system for signaling mechanical pain in human skin

Nagi, S. S., Marshall, A. G., Makdani, A., Jarocka, E., Liljencrantz, J., Ridderström, M., Shaikh, S., O’Neill, F., Saade, D., Donkervoort, S., et al. (2019) · Science Advances

Pain Mechanisms and TreatmentsIon Channels and Receptors

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Touch between romantic partners: Being stroked is more pleasant than stroking and decelerates heart rate

Triscoli, C., Croy, I., Olausson, H., & Sailer, U. (2017) · Physiology & Behavior

Tactile and Sensory InteractionsHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control

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Development of brain mechanisms for processing affective touch

Björnsdotter, M., Gordon, I., Pelphrey, K. A., Olausson, H., & Kaiser, M. D. (2014) · Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Tactile and Sensory InteractionsMultisensory perception and integration

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Unmyelinated tactile afferents underpin detection of low‐force monofilaments

Cole, J., Bushnell, M. C., McGlone, F., Elam, M., Lamarre, Y., Vallbo, Å., & Olausson, H. (2006) · Muscle & Nerve

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Innocuous pressure sensation requires A-type afferents but not functional ΡΙΕΖΟ2 channels in humans

Case, L. K., Liljencrantz, J., Madian, N., Necaise, A., Tubbs, J., McCall, M., Bradson, M. L., Szczot, M., Pitcher, M. H., Ghitani, N., et al. (2021) · Nature Communications

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