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According to scientific data, hugs are extremely important, lack of hugging makes people sad and distant and prevents social contact. Research showed that people need to hug at least for 20 seconds to release the feel-good hormone oxytocin which creates a connection between people. Oxytocin has been shown to boost the immune system and reduce stress. The idea is to give people (in particular elderly who can live in a nursery house or in a separate apartment and their grandchildren) an option to hug using a cushion.

type	research exposition
keywords	#project #arduino #prototype #love
date	22/11/2021
last modified	11/12/2021
status	in progress
share status	public
affiliation	NTNU
copyright	Md Hossen Ali, Magdalena Miazga and Anastasiia Zolotova
license	Public domain
language	English
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1433165/1433164

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