Figure 3
From: Vicarious ratings of social touch the effect of age and autistic traits
Data show the established quadratic relationship between affective ratings and velocity of touch on the dorsal and ventral forearm, upper arm and back. Here slow, CT-optimal (~ 3 cm/s) touch was rated more positively than static and fast (~ 30 cm/s) touch. In contrast, on the palm, static touch is rated equally positively to slow, CT-optimal (~ 3 cm/s) touch (bars ± 95% confidence).
