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Authors
Bonino, Greta
Mazza, Alessandro
Capiotto, Francesca
Berti, Annamaria
Pia, Lorenzo
Dal Monte, Olga
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca (DALO_RILO_19_01)
Università degli Studi di Torino (DALO_GFI_22_01_F)
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Received: 6 July 2024
Accepted: 26 September 2024
First Online: 16 October 2024
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The experimental procedure was approved by the Bioethical Committee of the University of Turin and conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (World Medical Association, 2013).
: Our research shows that slow, caress-like touch provokes heightened pupillary responses only when administered by a human hand, and that this response is accompanied by the highest subjective pleasantness ratings. The combination of sensory elements characterizing human-to human affective contact (stroke velocity and human hand features) emerge as a pivotal factor for experiencing Affective Touch as a comprehensive and rewarding phenomenon, one that holds central importance in promoting social bonding and individual wellbeing.
