Line Löken
Line Löken is a neuroscientist and first author of the 2009 paper on coding of pleasant touch by unmyelinated afferents.
Who they are
Line Löken is a neuroscientist and first author of the 2009 paper on coding of pleasant touch by unmyelinated afferents. On this site the name is tied to Pleasant Touch, Haptic Information.
Key papers
Löken, L. S., Wessberg, J., Morrison, I., McGlone, F., & Olausson, H. (2009). Coding of pleasant touch by unmyelinated afferents in humans. Nature Neuroscience, 12(5), 547-548.
Key ideas
Pleasant Touch: Slow, gentle stroking of the skin, coded by C-tactile afferents and rated most pleasant at about 1 to 10 centimetres per second.
Haptic Information: What touch tells a buyer about a product, such as texture, hardness, temperature and weight.
Sources
- Löken, L. S., Wessberg, J., Morrison, I., McGlone, F., & Olausson, H. (2009). Coding of pleasant touch by unmyelinated afferents in humans. Nature Neuroscience, 12(5), 547-548.