Centre de Recherche en Neurobiologie - Neurophysiologie de Marseille

The influence of force on the encoding and perception of affective touch

Abstract Stroking touch has been shown to be most pleasant at intermediate velocities of 1-10 cm.s −1 , which relates well to the activity of C-low threshold mechanoreceptors (C-LTMRs), also called C-tactile afferents in humans, that have been implicated in encoding positive affe...