Why do head-strokes and back-scratches make me feel super-calm, almost hypnotized?

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Is it a vagus-nerve thing?

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The instinct to groom dies hard. We’re programmed to enjoy grooming, which anciently would have kept our fur clean and strengthened social bonds. Nowadays we don’t have fur to clean, but the social bonding remains quite effective.

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