SomAffect

Fully Funded #PhD @LJMU. Fantastic opportunity for people with a background in #Psychology and/or #Neuroscience who want to carry out laboratory research using innovative, interdisciplinary methods. Start date June 2025 #pain: findaphd.com/phds/project/s…

As one of her Playschool babies, it was an honour to contribute to the @BBCr4today programme guest edited by @FloellaBenjamin to talk about the power of hugs, our research on the social #touch & its impact on recommendations of the APPR on a Fit & Healthy Childhood @LJMUImpact

Delighted to have been able to talk alongside @bethanydonaghy1 to the What a Pain podcast about the topic of autistic people's pain. It is great that the pain community are becoming so invested here, conversations like this are an important step towards better pain management

Neurophysiological evidence of motor contribution to vicarious affective touch academic.oup.com/cercor/article… happy to share our latest work on M1 role in vicarious observation of CT-touch. Great job niccolobutti cosimourgesi @StergMakris @mcglonefp @RCBB_LJMU @LJMUResearch

Still can’t believe I’ve passed my viva.! 🤔 Ready to see what the next chapter brings..🙌🏼 HUGE thanks to my supervisory team @SusannahCWalker @mcglonefp @rpawling @LJMUPsychology @somaffect @LjmuPsychPGRs

Faculty of Health Public Lecture Series. October 1st, 5.00pm @LJMU “Making Sense of the Body in Chronic Pain.” We have two fantastic speakers who together will highlight the multidisciplinary nature of #pain research. #Liverpool #Nursing #Psychology eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor-ch…

Thesis Submitted - Viva pending 🙌🏼 What a surreal feeling this is 😁 @freedom @somaffect @LJMUPsychology @LJMU_Psych

📣 New Paper out in Physiology & Behavior. High frequency heart rate variability is associated with sensitivity to affective #touch - ScienceDirect With ⁦@rpawling⁩ & ⁦@mcglonefrancis1⁩ ⁦@somaffect⁩ ⁦@RCBB_LJMU⁩ sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Hello #affectivetouch community! Planning a study on affective touch, using skin-to-skin touch between mothers and their 6-month-old infants. Does anyone have experience with specific methods for training and measuring touch pressure? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

To touch or to be touched? By comparing appraisal ratings of vicarious touch execution and reception we provide evidence of a CT-specific preference for vicarious touch execution and more journals.plos.org/plosone/articl… @RCBB_LJMU @LJMUPsychology @PLOSONE

Touch can reduce pain, depression and anxiety, say researchers theguardian.com/science/2024/a…

🌟 Consensual touch helps! 🌟 Wanna know against what? Read our work now published in @NatureHumBehav! A 🦣 of a project with @j_packheiser @Fred_Michon Kelly Fredriksen @GazzolaValeria and @ChrisKeysers! @sbl_nin @NIN_knaw @ruhrunibochum @unidue @MedEssen @NeuroEssen 1/n

How do you know if something is wet/dry? Humans have no dedicated sensor for humidity. Instead, we rely -mainly- on thermal cues. Do the test: sit on a cold bench, your first reaction is: The bench is Wet! @ploumitsakou, @JonathanMuheim, @_smicera, @yonderboy_ , @thermosenselab

Remapping wetness perception in upper limb amputees - fascinating and important work👇

'Nothing could prepare me for the question the doctor was about to ask' liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool…

Join us for RCBB’s dementia event led by @MicRic77 on Dec 6th, 9:30am in BS 3.29. Speakers @DavideBrunoPhD, @TseDorothyLab, @dirosaelisa, & @ainarajauregizinkunegi will share their pioneering research. Don't miss this opportunity to get an insight into the latest advancements!

Big thank you to Dr Charlotte Krahe for leading today’s @RCBB_LJMU event in neuroscience. @DaveMoore_Pain, @pdtrotter, @rpawling and @valentinacazza2 delivered insightful studies on interoception, delving into the realms of pain and touch. #neuroscience #interoceptionstudies

Appreciate the invaluable contribution of @mattos96 from @KingsIoPPN at the @RCBB_LJMU event and presenting the latest developments of neuroimaging in treatments for pain. #neuroscience

Sincere appreciations to @lauracrucianel1 from @QM_Psych for her valuable presence at today's RCBB event and presenting on the contribution of skin-mediated interoceptive signals to the sense of body ownership.#Neuroscience

Looking forward to our @better_ageing seminar series with @u3a_UK Aughton. Join us to hear @SusannahCWalker from @LJMU_Health, @LJMUPsychology,@somaffect to talk about the 'sense of touch🧠' 3 Nov,11 am,St Michael’s Church Hall aughton-ormskirk-u3a.co.uk #ageingbetter @EHU_Research