Dynamic touch reduces physiological arousal in preterm infants: A role for c-tactile afferents? | Zendy

Andrea Manzotti | Zendy; Francesco Cerritelli | Zendy; Jorge E. Esteves | Zendy; Gianluca Lista | Zendy; Erica Lombardi | Zendy; Simona La Rocca | Zendy; Alberto Gallace | Zendy; Francis McGlone | Zendy; Susannah C. Walker | Zendy

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Dynamic touch reduces physiological arousal in preterm infants: A role for c-tactile afferents?

Author(s) -

Andrea Manzotti,

Francesco Cerritelli,

Jorge E. Esteves,

Gianluca Lista,

Erica Lombardi,

Simona La Rocca,

Alberto Gallace,

Francis McGlone,

Susannah C. Walker

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

developmental cognitive neuroscience

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.662

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1878-9307

pISSN - 1878-9293

DOI - 10.1016/j.dcn.2019.100703

Subject(s) - arousal , heart rate , psychology , tactile stimuli , tactile discrimination , neuroscience , sensory system , audiology , medicine , blood pressure , somatosensory system

Highlights• Gentle, dynamic touch plays a central role in many perinatal care strategies. • C-tactile afferents, unmyelinated mechanoreceptors, respond optimally to low force and velocity touch. • CT targeted produced a significant decrease in infants’ heart-rates and increase in their blood oxygenation levels. • Static touch did not generate significant change in heart-rate or blood oxygenation levels. • Findings from this study provide support for the hypothesis that CTs signal the affective quality of nurturing touch.

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