Stroking

The human body has a specialized system for processing gentle touch, rooted in specific nerve fibers:

: Stimulation of these fibers activates the posterior insula , a brain region involved in emotion and homeostatic regulation, rather than just the somatosensory cortex which processes mechanical touch. Benefits and Effects stroking

: These unmyelinated nerve fibers are located primarily in hairy skin (like the forearm) and are specifically tuned to respond to slow, gentle stroking. The human body has a specialized system for