Search for dissertations about: "Line Sofie Löken"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Line Sofie Löken.

2. 1. A pathway for pleasant touch: linking peripheral receptors to central processing and hedonic experience

   Author : Line Sofie Löken; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : pleasant; touch; microneurography; human; CT afferent; unmyelinated;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the mechanisms underpinning pleasant touch, describes a pathway from peripheral nerve endings in the skin to the insular cortex, and relates these findings to the subjective hedonic experience of touch. In Paper I, the relationship between primary afferent encoding and perception of pleasantness was investigated by combining microneurography recordings from human mechanoreceptors with psychophysical measurements during soft brush stroking at 6 different velocities between 0. READ MORE