#25: Gentle Touch for Development and Health – Professor Francis McGlone

Gentle touch is fundamental to human development and have a great effect on health according to Professor Francis McGlone. In today's episode discuss the underlying c-fibres that transmits the signal from gentle touch into our brain and awareness. Professor Francis McGlone is the head of the Somatosensory & Affective Neuroscience Group at the School of Natural Sciences & Psychology in Liverpool. His primary area of research is characterizing the role of afferent c-fibres in humans. Investigating both pain, itch and gentle touch. For more episodes, tips and inspiration follow me at @healthpsychologyandhumannature on Instagram and FB. Really hope you enjoy the episode.