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#25: Gentle Touch for Development and Health – Professor Francis McGlone
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Gentle touch is fundamental to human development and have a great effect on health according to Professor Francis McGlone. In today's episode discuss the underlying c-fibres that transmits the signal from gentle touch into our brain and awareness.
Professor Francis McGlone is the head of the Somatosensory & Affective Neuroscience Group at the School of Natural Sciences & Psychology in Liverpool. His primary area of research is characterizing the role of afferent c-fibres in humans. Investigating both pain, itch and gentle touch.
For more episodes, tips and inspiration follow me at @healthpsychologyandhumannature on Instagram and FB.
Really hope you enjoy the episode.
52 episodes
Manage episode 260408462 series 2625527
Gentle touch is fundamental to human development and have a great effect on health according to Professor Francis McGlone. In today's episode discuss the underlying c-fibres that transmits the signal from gentle touch into our brain and awareness.
Professor Francis McGlone is the head of the Somatosensory & Affective Neuroscience Group at the School of Natural Sciences & Psychology in Liverpool. His primary area of research is characterizing the role of afferent c-fibres in humans. Investigating both pain, itch and gentle touch.
For more episodes, tips and inspiration follow me at @healthpsychologyandhumannature on Instagram and FB.
Really hope you enjoy the episode.
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