Physiological and Behavioral Responses Reveal 9-Month-Old Infants' Sensitivity to Pleasant Touch

Psychological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1124-1131

  Fairhurst, Merle T ^a   Löken, Line ^b   Grossmann, Tobias ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cognitive development; infant development; social interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EMOTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; MALE; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STIMULATION; TOUCH;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MICE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; TOUCH;

EID: 84900030567     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797614527114     Document Type: Article

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