To touch or to be touched? Comparing pleasantness of vicarious execution and reception of interpersonal touch
Niccolò Butti, Cosimo Urgesi, Francis P McGlone, Viola Oldrati, Rosario Montirosso, Valentina Cazzato
The paper compares the pleasantness of vicarious execution and reception of interpersonal touch, finding CT-optimal velocities and sites yield higher ratings, with reception being more pleasant than execution.
bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience