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Allogrooming

Engage in consensual, context-appropriate nonsexual tactile grooming behaviors to promote bonding and wellbeing. Examples include brushing or combing someone's hair, using a lint roller on them, haircuts or hair styling, manicure, pedicure, skincare, or massage. Human-to-animal allogrooming also applies: petting or brushing dogs and cats can increase oxytocin and bonding-related neurochemistry.

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“Allogrooming is a pattern of behavior that's observed in essentially all mammals... where individuals within a species touch one another, and this is non-sexual touch. So this would be someone brushing somebody else's hair, or combing their hair, or even using a lint roller on them for instance, or someone grooming somebody else.”

huberman · Science-Based Tools for Increasing Happiness · Nov 14, 2022 · 1:58:18 · open ↗

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