Andrew Huberman· PhD
And what they found not surprisingly is that the areas of the brain that are associated with touch, the somatosensory areas, but more interestingly, the insular cortex are strongly activated by touch.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
And what they found not surprisingly is that the areas of the brain that are associated with touch, the somatosensory areas, but more interestingly, the insular cortex are strongly activated by touch.
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