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

Pillow Talk

THE ROBOTS ARE COMING

dakimakura

CONTEXTUAL SOCIAL SUPPORT

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