Waubonsee Community College

Touch matters, handshakes, hugs, and the new science on how touch can enhance your well-being, Michael Banissy

eng

Includes bibliographical references

no index present

non fiction

Touch matters

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Michael Banissy

handshakes, hugs, and the new science on how touch can enhance your well-being

"An exploration of the new science behind our most underappreciated sense and why we need to harness the power of touch for our health and well-being. Every day, we use our sense of touch to navigate the world. A handshake, a pat on the shoulder, a hug-all essential touches that make up our daily lives. In Touch Matters, Professor Michael Banissy brings together diverse scientific insights from the world's largest study on touch with takeaways on how to enhance your levels of touch for a happier, healthier life. The book explains why touch is essential to our well-being, the role it plays in our relationships, friendships, in the bedroom, workplace, in team activities such as sports, and much more"--, Provided by publisher

Developmental touch : the origins of our most underappreciated sense -- Scientists who stroke : the neuroscience of touch -- Healthy touch : can hugs conquer the common cold? -- Touch hunger : what happens when we don't receive enough touch? -- Tactile intimacy: from sex to spooning, the role of intimate touch in relationships -- Touchy-feely or avoid at all costs : our touch personas -- Touch culture : how our backgrounds affect how we perceive touch -- Social touch : the hidden secret to effective teamwork -- Do touch, don't touch : the murky world of touch at work -- Digital touch : the future of touch in our society

Handshakes, hugs, and the new science on how touch can enhance your well-being