Scientists discovered humans can read emotions through touch with 78% accuracy - here's why physical intimacy is crucial for relationships
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00:00Physical affection is much more than sex, and is part of the glue that holds a relationship together.
00:05Research has found that non-sexual physical intimacy is key to long-term happiness in a relationship,
00:11and that held close, skin-to-skin contact releases the same bonding chemicals in your brain as sex would.
00:18Research has found that humans have an innate ability to interpret emotional messages through touch alone.
00:24In a 2009 study conducted by Hertenstein,
00:27blindfolded people were able to correctly interpret eight distinct emotions,
00:31such as anger, fear, disgust, love, gratitude, sympathy, happiness, and sadness,
00:37solely through the touch of a stranger, with 78% accuracy.