Brain mechanisms for processing discriminative and affective touch in 7-month-old infants

Affective touch has been associated with affiliative behavior during early stages of infant development; however, its underlying brain mechanisms are still poorly understood. This study used fNIRS (functional near-infrared spectroscopy) to examine both affective and discriminative touch in 7-month-o...

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Main Author: Miguel, Helga O. (author)
Other Authors: Lisboa, Isabel C. (author), Gonçalves, Óscar F. (author), Sampaio, Adriana (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Somatosensory processing
Brain development
fNIRS
Infancy
Social Sciences
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/66300
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/66300

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/66300

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