Topography of Social Touching Depends on Emotional Bonds Between Humans
By Juulia T. Suvilehto, Enrico Glerean, Robin Dunbar, Riitta Hari, and Lauri Nummenmaa
6 pagesWe asked a total of 1,368 people from five [European] countries to reveal, using an Internet-based topographical self-reporting tool, those parts of their body that they would allow relatives, friends, and strangers to touch.