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Neural correlates of gentle skin stroking in early infancy
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- Tuulari, Jetro J. (author)
- Univ Turku, Finland; Univ Turku, Finland; Univ Turku, Finland; Turku Univ Hosp, Finland
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- Scheinin, Noora M. (author)
- Univ Turku, Finland; Univ Turku, Finland; Turku Univ Hosp, Finland
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- Lehtola, Satu (author)
- Univ Turku, Finland
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- Merisaari, Harri (author)
- Univ Turku, Finland; Univ Turku, Finland
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- Saunavaara, Jani (author)
- Turku Univ Hosp, Finland
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- Parkkola, Riitta (author)
- Turku Univ Hosp, Finland; Univ Turku, Finland
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- Sehlstedt, Isac, 1989 (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Psykologiska institutionen,Department of Psychology,Centrum för social och affektiv neurovetenskap,Medicinska fakulteten,Univ Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Karlsson, Linnea (author)
- Univ Turku, Finland; Turku Univ Hosp, Finland; Univ Turku, Finland
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- Karlsson, Hasse (author)
- Univ Turku, Finland; Univ Turku, Finland; Turku Univ Hosp, Finland
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- Björnsdotter, Malin (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för neurovetenskap och fysiologi, sektionen för fysiologi,Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Physiology,Centrum för social och affektiv neurovetenskap,Medicinska fakulteten,Univ Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Elsevier BV, 2019
- 2019
- English.
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In: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. - : Elsevier BV. - 1878-9293 .- 1878-9307. ; 35, s. 36-41
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- Physical expressions of affection play a foundational role in early brain development, but the neural correlates of affective touch processing in infancy remain unclear. We examined brain responses to gentle skin stroking, a type of tactile stimulus associated with affectionate touch, in young infants. Thirteen term-born infants aged 11-36. days, recruited through the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, were included in the study. Soft brush strokes, which activate brain regions linked to somatosensory as well as socio-affective processing in children and adults, were applied to the skin of the right leg during functional magnetic resonance imaging. We examined infant brain responses in two regions-of-interest (ROIs) known to process gentle skin stroking - the postcentral gyrus and posterior insular cortex - and found significant responses in both ROIs. These results suggest that the neonate brain is responsive to gentle skin stroking within the first weeks of age, and that regions linked to primary somatosensory as well as socio-affective processing are activated. Our findings support the notion that social touch may play an important role in early life sensory processing. Future research will elucidate the significance of these findings for human brain development.
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- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Psykologi -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Psychology -- Psychology (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Neurologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Neurology (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Development
- FMRI
- Infants
- Social touch
- Touch
- Infants; Development; fMRI; Touch; Social touch
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SOCIAL SCIENCES
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and Psychology
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