Merle T. Fairhurst

TU Dresden — Germany

Psychology · Social Sciences

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Research Topics

Action Observation and Synchronization(39), Multisensory perception and integration(19), Tactile and Sensory Interactions(16), Neuroscience and Music Perception(15), Neural dynamics and brain function(14)

Publications112 total

Interdisciplinary perspectives and current findings on the role of trust as a psychological mediator in human interaction with artificial intelligence: Editorial overview
Computers in Human Behavior·2026
Adolescents and the development of social touch preferences: the HandsOn Mobile App reveals gender differences in peer interactions
2026Open Access
Disentangling touch aversion: A systematic investigation of measurement approaches, behavioural correlates, and underlying individual differences
2026Open Access
Space
Elsevier eBooks·2026
The metaverse
Elsevier eBooks·2026
Human sensory perception and action
Elsevier eBooks·2026
Ethical, legal and societal implications of Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop
Elsevier eBooks·2026
Human skills and learning
Elsevier eBooks·2026
Human–machine interface and anticipatory interaction
Elsevier eBooks·2026
Edutainment
Elsevier eBooks·2026
To Touch or to Talk: Individual Preferences, Trust and Empathy in Comforting Behaviours
Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Social exclusion in virtual reality: touch modulates physiological markers of self-regulation
Heliyon·2025Open Access
Remote touch: Chronic pain participants’ experiences with touch-focused audio recordings
Journal of Dance & Somatic Practices·2025
Verification of appropriate neurophysiological tests to assess auditory-cognitive responses during memory retrieval while reproducing urban soundscape scenes
NOISE-CON proceedings·2025
Touch facilitates newborns’ self-regulation: Systematic review of multidimensional arousal outcomes
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Editorial: Interpersonal synchrony and network dynamics in social interaction, volume II
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience·2025Open Access
Tapping into Touch Preferences and Individual Behaviours: Assessing and Improving the HandsOn Mobile App
Lecture notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering·2025
To touch or to talk: individual preferences, trust, and empathy in comforting behaviours
2025Open Access
Touch Facilitates Newborns’ Self-regulation: Systematic Review of Multidimensional Arousal Outcomes
2025Open Access
The Power of Touch: How can Social Touch impact the Trust, Body Representation and Exercise Performance of Patients in a Wearable Physiotherapy Assistant?
2025Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Ophélia Deroy(14), Peter E. Keller(11), Irene Valori(5), Irene Tracey(4), Ana Tajadura‐Jiménez(4), Eoin Travers(4), Paul Dunckley(3), Petr Janata(3), Francis McGlone(3), Wenhan Sun(3), Domna Banakou(3), Katja Wiech(2), Stefanie Hoehl(2), Annett Schirmer(2), Nadia Bianchi‐Berthouze(2), Guillaume Dumas(2), Ilona Croy(2), Merel M. Jung(2), Justyna Świdrak(2), Mel Slater(2)