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Molecular and neural basis of pleasant touch sensation
Benlong Liu, Lina Qiao, Kun Liu, et al.
Science (2022) Vol. 376, Iss. 6592, pp. 483-491
Open Access | Times Cited: 35

Showing 1-25 of 35 citing articles:

What are C-tactile afferents and how do they relate to “affective touch”?
Annett Schirmer, Ilona Croy, Rochelle Ackerley
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (2023) Vol. 151, pp. 105236-105236
Open Access | Times Cited: 31

An atlas of neuropathic pain-associated molecular pathological characteristics in the mouse spinal cord
Fulu Dong, Lina Yu, Pei-Da Feng, et al.
Communications Biology (2025) Vol. 8, Iss. 1
Open Access | Times Cited: 1

Pleasant Touch: behavioural and hemodynamic responses to a protocol for systematic assessment of tactile stimulation.
Simona Abagnale, Francesco Panico, Laura Sagliano, et al.
Cortex (2025)
Closed Access | Times Cited: 1

Neural mechanisms of comforting: Prosocial touch and stress buffering
Kayla Y. Lim, Weizhe Hong
Hormones and Behavior (2023) Vol. 153, pp. 105391-105391
Open Access | Times Cited: 16

Out of touch? How trauma shapes the experience of social touch – Neural and endocrine pathways
Laura J. Stevens, Madeleine Bregulla, Dirk Scheele
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (2024) Vol. 159, pp. 105595-105595
Open Access | Times Cited: 7

Therapeutic Potential of Targeting Prokineticin Receptors in Diseases
Martina Vincenzi, Amin Kremić, A Jouve, et al.
Pharmacological Reviews (2023) Vol. 75, Iss. 6, pp. 1167-1199
Open Access | Times Cited: 11

Mrgprb4-lineage neurons indispensable in pressure induced pleasant sensation are polymodal
Longhua Du, Hongyi Cheng, Xiang Cui, et al.
iScience (2025) Vol. 28, Iss. 2, pp. 111940-111940
Open Access

Identification of Brain Activation Areas in Response to Active Tactile Stimulation by Gripping a Stress Ball
Kei Sasaki, Noriko Sakurai, Nobukiyo Yoshida, et al.
Brain Sciences (2025) Vol. 15, Iss. 3, pp. 264-264
Open Access

A cell-type-specific circuit of somatostatin neurons in the habenula encodes antidepressant action in male mice
Lingli Luo, Wei Jing, Yiqing Guo, et al.
Nature Communications (2025) Vol. 16, Iss. 1
Open Access

Acupoint massage: a comprehensive descriptive review of its forms, applications, and underlying mechanisms
Chongjie Yao, Xinyu Zeng, Shuaipan Zhang, et al.
Chinese Medicine (2025) Vol. 20, Iss. 1
Open Access

Distinct oxytocin signaling pathways synergistically mediate rescue-like behavior in mice
Fengrui Zhang, Juan Liu, Jieqi Wen, et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025) Vol. 122, Iss. 17
Open Access

Nicotine restores olfactory function by activation of prok2R/Akt/FoxO3a axis in Parkinson’s disease
Qinglong Guo, Yi Wang, Liangchen Yu, et al.
Journal of Translational Medicine (2024) Vol. 22, Iss. 1
Open Access | Times Cited: 3

Aging‐associated decrease of PGC‐1α promotes pain chronification
Xinbo Wu, Liuyue Yang, Zihua Li, et al.
Aging Cell (2024) Vol. 23, Iss. 8
Open Access | Times Cited: 3

Prokineticin 2/PROK2 and Male Infertility
Carla Petrella, Matteo Spaziani, Valerio D’Orazi, et al.
Biomedicines (2022) Vol. 10, Iss. 10, pp. 2389-2389
Open Access | Times Cited: 10

Tactile stimulation facilitates functional recovery and dendritic change following neonatal hemidecortication in rats
Morgan Day, Robbin Gibb, Bryan Kolb
Behavioural Brain Research (2023) Vol. 452, pp. 114582-114582
Closed Access | Times Cited: 5

In vivo recording of the circadian calcium rhythm in Prokineticin 2 neurons of the suprachiasmatic nucleus
Kaito Onodera, Yusuke Tsuno, Yuichi Hiraoka, et al.
Scientific Reports (2023) Vol. 13, Iss. 1
Open Access | Times Cited: 4

Psychometric evaluation of the Social Touch Questionnaire in Chinese adolescents
Chenglei Wang, Ruyun Xie, Liangliang Chen, et al.
PsyCh Journal (2024)
Open Access | Times Cited: 1

Third-party punishment-like behavior in a rat model
Kanta Mikami, Yuka Kigami, Tomomi Doi, et al.
Scientific Reports (2024) Vol. 14, Iss. 1
Open Access | Times Cited: 1

Early tactile stimulation influences the development of Alzheimer's disease in gestationally stressed APP NL-G-F adult offspring mice
Shakhawat R. Hossain, Hadil Karem, Zahra Jafari, et al.
Experimental Neurology (2023) Vol. 368, pp. 114498-114498
Closed Access | Times Cited: 3

Evolutionary Perspective on Improving Mental Health
Bjørn Grinde
Encyclopedia (2022) Vol. 2, Iss. 3, pp. 1464-1482
Open Access | Times Cited: 5

Significance of pleasant touch and state-of-the-art neuroscience technologies in acupuncture research
Kun Liu, Bing Zhu
Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (2023) Vol. 3, Iss. 1, pp. 55-58
Open Access | Times Cited: 2

Spinal Nmur2-positive Neurons Play a Crucial Role in Mechanical Itch
Junfeng Xu, Lian Liu, Yuan Liu, et al.
Journal of Pain (2024) Vol. 25, Iss. 8, pp. 104504-104504
Closed Access

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