Affective touch

情感触摸是科学领域的一个新兴领域，其出版物数量稳步增长。随着所谓的c -触觉神经纤维及其在人类中的功能的发现，人们对这一研究分支的兴趣大大增加。然而，随着研究活动的增加，统一命名的问题现在也出现了。目前，由c-触觉神经纤维介导的触觉被称为“情感”、“附属”、“亲社会”或“深情”等多种术语。这些术语有不同的内涵，但并非所有研究人员都一致使用它们（有时甚至在同一研究人员内部也不一致）。网络的目标是组织和构建情感触摸研究的核心术语，以使我们和后代的研究人员能够快速定位自己，并提供一致的操作方法，从而促进科学进步。该网络的次要目标是促进青年科学家和发展共同获得国际第三方资助的可能性。

Affective touch is an emerging field in the scientific landscape with a steadily growing number of publications. Interest in this branch of research has increased significantly with the discovery of the so-called C-tactile nerve fibers and their function in humans. However, with the increase in research activities, the problem of a uniform nomenclature is now also arising. Currently, touch mediated by c-tactile nerve fibers is referred to by various terms, such as "affective", "affiliative", "(pro)social" or "affectionate". These terms have different connotations, but they are not used consistently by all researchers (and sometimes not even within the same researchers). It is the goal of the network to organize and structure the core terms for the study of affective touch in order to enable our and subsequent generations of researchers to quickly orient themselves and to provide consistent operationalizations and thus scientific progress. Secondary goals of the network are the promotion of young scientists and the development of joint possibilities for international third-party funding.