A study released on October 8, 2013 confirms the importance of human touch to healthy brain development. Researchers in the UK found that loving touch, characterized by a slow caress or gentle ...
Touch is not always received the way it’s intended. Olga Pankova/Moment via Getty Images A hug from a friend. A squeeze of the hand. A steady arm around your shoulders. Many of us are taught to think ...
A hug from a friend. A squeeze of the hand. A steady arm around your shoulders. Many of us are taught to think of touch as comforting – an instinctive way to offer or receive comfort and express a ...