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Research ArticleResearch Article: New Research, Sensory and Motor Systems

Aβ-CT Affective Touch: Touch Pleasantness Ratings for Gentle Stroking and Deep Pressure Exhibit Dependence on A-Fibers

Laura K. Case, Nicholas Madian, Micaela V. McCall, Megan L. Bradson, Jaquette Liljencrantz, Benjamin Goldstein, Vincent J. Alasha and Marisa S. Zimmerman
eNeuro 11 May 2023, 10 (5) ENEURO.0504-22.2023; https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0504-22.2023
Laura K. Case
1Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA 92037
2National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Nicholas Madian
2National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Micaela V. McCall
2National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Megan L. Bradson
2National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Jaquette Liljencrantz
2National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
3Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Benjamin Goldstein
1Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA 92037
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Vincent J. Alasha
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DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0504-22.2023
PubMed 
37169581
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History 
  • Received December 13, 2022
  • Revision received April 17, 2023
  • Accepted May 3, 2023
  • Published online May 11, 2023.
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Copyright © 2023 Case et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed.

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  1. Laura K. Case1,2,
  2. Nicholas Madian2,
  3. Micaela V. McCall2,
  4. Megan L. Bradson2,
  5. Jaquette Liljencrantz2,3,
  6. Benjamin Goldstein1,
  7. Vincent J. Alasha1 and
  8. Marisa S. Zimmerman1
  1. 1Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA 92037
  2. 2National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
  3. 3Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
  1. Correspondence should be addressed to Laura K. Case at lcase{at}health.ucsd.edu.
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Author contributions

  1. Author contributions: L.K.C. and J.L. designed research; N.M., M.V.M., M.L.B., B.G., V.J.A., and M.S.Z. performed research; L.K.C., N.M., V.J.A., and M.S.Z. analyzed data; L.K.C. wrote the paper.

Disclosures

  • The authors declare no competing financial interests.

  • This work was partially supported by the National Institutes of Health Grant UL1TR001442, the Intramural Research program of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)–National Institutes of Health, and the NCCIH Grant R00-AT009466.

Funding

  • HHS | National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    UL1TR001442; Intramural Research Program
  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NIH

    R00-AT009466

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eNeuro 11 May 2023, 10 (5) ENEURO.0504-22.2023; DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0504-22.2023

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