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Article: Touch in nonhuman primates.(The Communicative Functions of Touch in Humans, Nonhuman Primates, and Rats: A Review and Synthesis of the Empirical Research)
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- Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs
- Article date:
- February 1, 2006
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TOUCH IN NONHUMAN PRIMATES
Although examining the communicative functions of touch in nonhuman primates is important in its own right, doing so also allows us to begin to see possible phylogenetic continuities between humans and nonhuman primates. Touch plays an important role in the physical, emotional, and social development of nonhuman primates. The role of touch in nonhuman primates has been studied with emphasis placed on attachment in the mother-infant relationship, touch in postconflict events, and touch as a social mechanism. The literature can be divided broadly into five domains in which touch plays a significant role: (a) relationships between touch ...
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