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Ewa Jarocka

Principal Research Engineer

Publications

2026

Johan Nikesjö, Saad Nagi, Ewa Jarocka, Kevin K. W. Ng, Maja Fältskytt, Andrew Marshall, Sarah Mcintyre, Gregory J. Gerling, Håkan Olausson (2026) Marked C-tactile afferent suppression by a plastic film does not proportionately diminish pleasantness of gentle brushing Journal of Physiology (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP290237

2025

Shan Xu, Steven C. Hauser, Saad Nagi, James A. Jablonski, Merat Rezaei, Ewa Jarocka, Andrew G. Marshall, Håkan Olausson, Sarah Mcintyre, Gregory J. Gerling (2025) Mechanoreceptive Aβ primary afferents discriminate naturalistic social touch inputs at a functionally relevant time scale IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, Vol. 16, p. 346-359 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/taffc.2024.3435060

Research

McIntyre lab.

The McIntyre Lab

Holding a mug, feeling the ground as you walk, petting your furry friend, or hugging your child, all of these touch sensations start with deformation of the skin that the nervous system must process to serve physiological, emotional and social goals.

News

How the nervous system distinguishes social touch

Two types of neurons in the skin may be particularly important for how the brain interprets social contact between people. Knowledge of how the nervous system processes social touch is important in order to develop ways to restore sensation.