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C-tactile afferents are specially attuned to social touch, particularly affiliative touch such as gentle stroking, and have been found in all mammals studied.
“Subsequent research on the importance of touch in mammals has discovered the existence of nerve fibres called C-tactile afferents that are specially attuned to social touch, particularly affiliative touch such as gentle stroking [62,63]. These have been found in all mammals studied, including primates, pigs, rats, mice, guinea pigs, rabbits and cats [64,65].”
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- Authors
- Morrison, I.
- Affiliations
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Morrison, India
- ORCID
- Morrison, India
- Venue
- Current Biology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-02
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- R77-R78
- ISSN
- 0960-9822 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3023622520
- Cited by
- 26
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Current Biology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Ion Channels and Receptors
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Keywords
- C-tactile afferents, low-threshold mechanoreceptors, skin receptors, light touch, mammalian skin, mechanosensing, tactile coding
- MeSH terms
- Epidermal Cells, Afferent Pathways, Animals, Mammals, Mechanoreceptors, Touch, Pleasure
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