Social behavior: Closing the gap for close encounters.

Curr Biol

Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Av. de Brasilia, 1400-038 Lisbon, Portugal. Electronic address:

Published: November 2022

Social touch can launch a cascade of emotions with enormous impact on the development and maintenance of emotional, cognitive and social functioning. A recent study identifies a novel pathway that facilitates physical contact via its direct impact on brain circuits controlling social behavior.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.10.022DOI Listing

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