Pleasant touch mediated by Aβ-afferents remains primarily dependent on tactile velocity
Thanh-Loan Sarah Le, Dimitri Vinet, Gilles Bailly, Malika Auvray, David Gueorguiev
This study investigates the role of Aβ-afferents in pleasant touch by comparing vibrotactile and brush stroking, finding that pleasantness follows an inverted-U curve and is influenced by velocity inference.
bioRxiv · Dec 2, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience