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No Man Is An Island
Robin van Emden@ Lorentz Center 2015
brainstorm: how technology might help reduce social isolation
Robin van Emden
MSc Psychology 10+ Years ICT & Tech
More digital, less face to face
(Aric Sigman, 2009).
Importance of a warm touch
• Touch can affect multiple neurobiological systems that are targets of anti-depressants and anxiolytic medications as well.
• A touch after a stressful event or the experience of a triggering event can speed the reduction of cortisol levels
• Soothing, safe touch can be an effective means to provide an experience of safety and evoke the relaxation response
• In parents, it touch been shown to increase the quality of their relationship, infant-parent synchrony, perception of partner support and it seems to reduce the effects of post-partum depression.
NO MAN IS AN ISLAND
AUGMENTED DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
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CONTEXTUAL SOCIAL SUPPORT
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