From the Improbable Research site - a serious study involving stroking mice, as type of mouse massage, to see how it affects their immune system. (It does them good, it seems.)
A couple of weeks ago I read the strangest thing: we have a class of touch receptors that project directly to the insula, a region in the brain that plays a key role in emotional regulation.
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A couple of weeks ago I read the strangest thing: we have a class of touch receptors that project directly to the insula, a region in the brain that plays a key role in emotional regulation.
Oh and BTW, some autistics and Aspies report that full body touching like in Grandin's device has a very calming effect.
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