For those quarantined alone, the lack of human touch can feel agonizing. A neurological phenomenon called “skin hunger” explains why.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-neuroscience-of-why-you-could-really-use-a-hug-right-now
https://www.wired.com/story/the-neuroscience-of-why-you-could-really-use-a-hug-right-now