Study: infant caresses reduce brain activity associated with pain

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Toddlers will reduce "brain activity associated with painful experiences," suggests a new British study.

The latest study was conducted by a scientific team from the British Universities of Oxford and John Mowers, which included monitoring the brain activity of 32 children who underwent blood tests.

During the experiment, doctors peddled the children's head and body with a soft brush before the medical examinations, a practice reducing brain activity by 40%.

In their comments on the results of the study, the researchers pointed out that the process of caressing the child (LMSa) is characterized by an effective analgesic and shows no negative symptoms, whereas the following is not the case. study identified the ideal speed of analgesic pain, estimated at 3 cm per second.

Magic in the caress process is activated by the sensitive skin cells of infants, called "C-tactile afferents," who have already demonstrated the role of these cells in reducing the level of pain in adults.

The researchers also promised parents more information about the health and well-being of their children when they discovered more about life-saving neural techniques in infants and young people.

Source: BBC News