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Slower Touch for a Soothing Effect
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1:27:01 - 1:31:41 (04:40)

The optimal endorphin response is achieved with slow rubbing. Newborn babies can be soothed with a specific rate of touch.

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Research shows that stroking babies at the speed of exactly 3 centimeters per second calms them down and makes them less bothered by pain.
1:27:01 - 1:29:01 (02:00)
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Science and Medicine
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Research shows that stroking babies at the speed of exactly 3 centimeters per second calms them down and makes them less bothered by pain. In addition, the optimal speed for rubbing someone's skin to achieve an endorphin response should be slower than 1.5 inches per second.

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Slower Touch for a Soothing Effect
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#520 - Robin Dunbar - The Evolutionary Psychology Of Love
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Modern Wisdom
A discussion on the importance of female best friend forever phenomenon, BFF phenomenon, and the question of why humans continue to love people after they have passed away, even though love works to encourage childbearing and childrearing.
1:29:01 - 1:31:41 (02:40)
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Relationships
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A discussion on the importance of female best friend forever phenomenon, BFF phenomenon, and the question of why humans continue to love people after they have passed away, even though love works to encourage childbearing and childrearing.

Chapter
Slower Touch for a Soothing Effect
Episode
#520 - Robin Dunbar - The Evolutionary Psychology Of Love
Podcast
Modern Wisdom