A single touch can convey warmth, rejection, intimacy, or distance—all within seconds. Have you ever felt an unexpected sense of rejection without quite knowing why? Or, on the other hand, a deep ...

Spontaneous facial self-touching may be an evolutionary, self-soothing behavior that helps regulate stress, according to researchers from the University of Houston and Virginia Tech. Subscribe to our ...

If a person hides their own hand and focuses on a rubber hand instead, they may perceive it as part of their own body under certain conditions. What sounds like a gimmick could one day be used to help ...