Tickling may seem like child's play, but scientists are beginning to see it as something much deeper—a complex puzzle tied to human touch, laughter, and brain development. The sensation of being ...

New study shows how tickling, playfulness can address key questions about the brain. About self-tickling. Some time after I started hormone therapy, I noticed I could tickle myself. The reaction ...

Socrates wondered 2,000 years ago, and Charles Darwin also racked his brains: what is a tickle, and why are we so sensitive to tickling? ‘Tickling is relatively under-researched,’ says neuroscientist ...

New study shows how tickling, playfulness can address key questions about the brain. One of my friends is extremely sensitive to tickling. He hated visiting his grandmother as she had this habit of ...