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Loved visiting Bristol Neuroscience Festival today: public science event celebrating all things neuroscience. It’s open to the public tomorrow - free entry. Brain scans, dinosaur brains, paper brains, inflatable brains - just a snapshot. Check it out! bristol.ac.uk/neuroscience/b…

A big thank you to Anna Maxted and the The Times Weekend team for their feature on why touch matters to relationships. Great to talk with them. So good to see it as the cover story too!

👉 Out TODAY 👈 #WhenWeTouch is Professor Michael Banissy's groundbreaking and entertaining study of our most overlooked sense. He blends expert scientific insights with anecdotes from 90s rom coms and office politics to explore the new science of human touch. geni.us/WhenWeTouch

PUBLISHED TODAY🙌🏻 We are so excited to be publishing Michael Banissy’s groundbreaking study of our most overlooked sense. He blends expert scientific insights with anecdotes from 90s romcoms and office politics to explore the new science of human touch. Link in our bio! 👆

It’s publication day for When We Touch 🎉 I’m so thankful to everyone involved. The great team Orion Publishing | Orion Spring . All that took the time to read & share their thoughts. And everyone who checked in along the way. Publishing is a team effort. Thank you all so much!

Delighted to be part of CheltSciFest on 7 June. Talking about why touch matters and the power of connections - cheltenhamfestivals.com/science/whats-… Such a great range of speakers across the programme #CheltSciFest 👇

I’ve recently started writing with Psychology Today on the science of social connection. First article on empathy and how we can regulate our responses to other people’s emotions below 👇

“Most of us know how good it feels to receive a hug from a loved one. But what many may not realise is that touch is far more than just a simple physical sensation.” Four ways touch can boost your health and wellbeing. My new article in The Conversation theconversation.com/four-ways-touc…

Excerpt from Touch Matters in Behavioral Scientist 👇

Know someone looking for a PhD on pain / emotion? Great opportunity with a great supervisor. 👇

Great to talk with Bruce Daisley about the importance of touch in our lives on Eat Sleep Work Repeat podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

Enjoyed listening to Prof Ben Garrod new series on the senses & technology. Particularly this episode on remote touch: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

You can hear 2 of my CheltSciFest chats today with Faye Hatcher BBC Gloucestershire 10-2: 🤗 The power of touch with Michael Banissy 🤖 The creative uses of AI with 𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐊 & @getnorts of thepeeps Listen ➡️ bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f…

Physical intimacy is key to maintaining healthy, long-term romantic relationships. But this is much bigger than sexual contact. Non-sexual physical intimacy is just as important, if not more so. Michael Banissy is on the show today to talk about why: ow.ly/rPWv50P1uKK

Prior to the pandemic, most Americans said that they weren’t getting enough intimacy and affection in their lives, and this number has only increased since. So how can we fill this touch void? Could modern technology offer some solutions? ow.ly/rR0m50P3oju

Instant Genius Podcast: Why touch is our most misunderstood sense, with Prof Michael Banissy sciencefocus.com/the-human-body…

Why does touch matter? How do we touch post-Covid-19? Do we need to redefine what it is to touch in a world filled with remote digital touch? Just a few topics from a great conversation with Minter Dial, Professional Speaker #YOULEAD on the MinterDialogue Podcast. You can listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5LLOhy…

How do we experience empathy? What techniques can we use to avoid being overwhelmed by empathy? Why is touch like a social glue? A snapshot of topics from my conversation with Anita Nowak. Spotify: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anita… Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Can a self-hug buffer against stressful situations? What happens when we don’t receive enough touch? A few questions from my conversation with Heather Hansen about the role of touch in our lives. Full conversation here: open.spotify.com/episode/3MKxGR… 🎧 Exert below👇