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Abstract
Evidence in adults suggest that neural and behavioral responses to touch vary as a function of the perceived identity of the toucher. Research on infants is significantly scarcer, with only one study published to date. In their seminal work, Aguirre et al. assessed the heart rate of 9-month-old infants in two conditions: a) soft brush strokes administered in the presence of the mother, b)…