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Banissy, Michael.
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Hugging -- Therapeutic use.
Touch -- Psychological aspects.
Touch -- Therapeutic use.
Touch -- Health aspects.
Senses and sensation.
Touch.
Hugging.
Handshaking.
Well-being.
Human comfort.
Mental health -- Physiological aspects.
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Banissy, Michael.
Hugging -- Therapeutic use.
Touch -- Psychological aspects.
Touch -- Therapeutic use.
Touch -- Health aspects.
Senses and sensation.
Touch.
Hugging.
Handshaking.
Well-being.
Human comfort.
Mental health -- Physiological aspects.
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Touch matters : handshakes, hugs, and the new science on how touch can enhance your well-being / Michael Banissy.
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Banissy, Michael.
Chronicle Prism, 2023.
Call #:
612
.88072
B217t
Subjects
Hugging -- Therapeutic use.
Touch -- Psychological aspects.
Touch -- Therapeutic use.
Touch -- Health aspects.
Senses and sensation.
Touch.
Hugging.
Handshaking.
Well-being.
Human comfort.
Mental health -- Physiological aspects.
ISBN:
9781797221441 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Handshakes, hugs, and the new science on how touch can enhance your well-being
Enhance your well-being : handshakes, hugs, and the new science
Description:
xiii, 242 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Michael Banissy is an award-winning Professor in Social Neuroscience and Science Communicator. He has received multiple prizes for his contributions to Psychological Science, including a medal from the British Psychological Society for outstanding contributions to psychology. He resides in England.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-242).
Summary:
"Professor Banissy unfolds the research behind why touch is essential to our well-being, combining expert findings with notable touch points in pop culture to explore the role it plays in our physical and digital social life, in the workplace, in the bedroom, and more. Learn why a hugged person is a happier person, why teams who high-five each other win more games, and how a handshake makes you more likely to tell the truth. Banissy offers a groundbreaking and surprising new perspective on touch, with guidance on how to enhance your level of touch for a happier, healthier life."
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