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Why Can One Fabric Feel Calming and Another Unbearable?

Ask a Neuroscientist × Fashion, exhibition 003: The Sensory Textile Room

From RN Collins, selected work

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The articleWhy Can One Fabric Feel Calming and Another Unbearable? ask-a-neuroscientist-fashion.vercel.app

Research cited

  1. Liljencrantz J, Olausson H. Tactile C fibers and their contributions to pleasant sensations and to tactile allodynia. 2014. doi.org
  2. Mehta et al. Tactile sensitivity alters textile touch perception. 2024. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  3. Kyriacou et al. Clothes, Sensory Experiences and Autism. 2023. doi.org
  4. Ellingsen et al. The Neurobiology Shaping Affective Touch. 2016. doi.org
  5. Lawson et al. Exploring Effects of Sensory Garments on Participation. 2022. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  6. Grandits et al. Effect of compression on repetitive behaviors and task participation. 2023. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  7. MacLennan et al. The Complex Sensory Experiences of Autistic Adults. 2022. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Other sources

  1. The lab tool for this exhibition: Sensory Textile Field Map ask-a-neuroscientist-fashion.vercel.app
  2. The evidence reading room for this exhibition: every claim, its source and what it does not prove ask-a-neuroscientist-fashion.vercel.app

Images, slide by slide

Image 1 in the essay
Dress, ca. 1872, cotton and porcelain, The Met 2003.426a, b. Public Domain / CC0.Public Domain / CC0Photo record
Image 2 in the essay
Dress, 1870s, cotton, The Met 1993.35.1a-c. Public Domain / CC0.Public Domain / CC0Photo record
Image 3 in the essay
Dress, ca. 1870, silk, The Met 1980.409.1a-c. Public Domain / CC0.Public Domain / CC0Photo record
Image 4 in the essay
Riding coat, ca. 1760, silk and goat hair, The Met 1976.147.1. Public Domain / CC0.Public Domain / CC0Photo record

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