Hertenstein Matthew J, Verkamp Julie M, Kerestes Alyssa M, Holmes Rachel M
Department of Psychology, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN 46135, USA.
Genet Soc Gen Psychol Monogr. 2006 Feb;132(1):5-94. doi: 10.3200/mono.132.1.5-94.
Although touch is one of the most neglected modalities of communication, several lines of research bear on the important communicative functions served by the modality. The authors highlighted the importance of touch by reviewing and synthesizing the literatures pertaining to the communicative functions served by touch among humans, nonhuman primates, and rats. In humans, the authors focused on the role that touch plays in emotional communication, attachment, bonding, compliance, power, intimacy, hedonics, and liking. In nonhuman primates, the authors examined the relations among touch and status, stress, reconciliation, sexual relations, and attachment. In rats, the authors focused on the role that touch plays in emotion, learning and memory, novelty seeking, stress, and attachment. The authors also highlighted the potential phylogenetic and ontogenetic continuities and discussed suggestions for future research.
尽管触觉是最被忽视的交流方式之一，但有几条研究线索涉及到该方式所发挥的重要交流功能。作者们通过回顾和综合有关人类、非人类灵长类动物和大鼠触觉交流功能的文献，强调了触觉的重要性。在人类中，作者们关注触觉在情感交流、依恋、亲密关系、顺从、权力、亲密感、享乐主义和喜爱方面所起的作用。在非人类灵长类动物中，作者们研究了触觉与地位、压力、和解、性关系和依恋之间的关系。在大鼠中，作者们关注触觉在情感、学习和记忆、寻求新奇、压力和依恋方面所起的作用。作者们还强调了潜在的系统发育和个体发育的连续性，并讨论了未来研究的建议。
