Self-soothing behaviors with particular reference to oxytocin release induced by non-noxious sensory stimulation

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue OCT, 2014, Pages

  Uvnäs Moberg, Kerstin ^a,b   Handlin, Linda ^b   Petersson, Maria ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Afferent nerves; Anti stress effects; Non noxious sensory stimulation; Oxytocin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926617655     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01529     Document Type: Review

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