Social and affective touch in primates and its role in the evolution of social cohesion

• Published in: Neuroscience Vol. 464; pp. 117 - 125
• Main Author: Jablonski, Nina G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2021
• Subjects: CT-afferents; grooming; life history; mother–infant relationship; social bonds; social touch; MC; mother–infant relationship; life history; social touch; grooming; CT-afferents; social bonds

•Primates mostly live in stable social groups and have long life histories.•Social touch, mostly grooming, promotes social bonding in primates.•Grooming is a social service that can be traded as a commodity in primate groups.•Social touch contributes to healthy emotional development in young primate...