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The Neuroscience of touch
Brain Science: Neuroscience, Behavior
English - June 13, 2020 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsTechnology Education How To brain science neuroscience psychology self help self improvement Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
How much do you focus on your sense of touch? Have you ever considered how or why this sense is so critical to our lives and how we manage ourselves? In this episode, Mireille and Adam discuss the neurophysiological underpinnings of our sense of touch and how our brains process these sensory experiences. According to David Linden, Ph.D., Professor of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, “The sense of touch is intrinsically emotional.” Not only is touch relevant to our emotional experience, but it is a foundational aspect of the development of our nervous system and it impacts how we manage stress and respond to pain. It isn’t surprising then to consider that touch is also extremely relevant to our relationships as we are apt to feel more connected to those with whom we engage in touch.
How much do you focus on your sense of touch? Have you ever considered how or why this sense is so critical to our lives and how we manage ourselves? In this episode, Mireille and Adam discuss the neurophysiological underpinnings of our sense of touch and how our brains process these sensory experiences. According to David Linden, Ph.D., Professor of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, “The sense of touch is intrinsically emotional.”
Not only is touch relevant to our emotional experience, but it is a foundational aspect of the development of our nervous system and it impacts how we manage stress and respond to pain. It isn’t surprising then to consider that touch is also extremely relevant to our relationships as we are apt to feel more connected to those with whom we engage in touch.
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Featuring:
Mireille Reece, PsyD – LinkedInAdam Stacoviak – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
Show Notes:
The Power of Touch
Harlow’s Classic Studies Revealed the Importance of Maternal Contact
Touch: The Science of Hand, Heart, and Mind (book)
The Neuroscience of Touch and Pain
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