NIJMEGEN, Netherlands — Ever try to tickle yourself? Go ahead, stroke your own armpit or foot sole right now. Feel absolutely nothing? That’s because your brain is playing a fascinating trick on you — ...

How come you can't tickle yourself? And why can some people handle tickling perfectly fine while others scream their heads off? Neuroscientist Konstantina Kilteni from the Donders Institute argues in ...

It's a mystery that's challenged some of science's greatest minds, including Charles Darwin, Galileo, Francis Bacon, and Plato [PDF]. One thing is for sure: It’s not because we find it funny. In fact, ...

I was surprised the first time I saw someone transform into a tickle monster. They curled up their fingers and rhythmically poked someone else’s armpits. I asked my friend John Wright about it. He’s a ...

THAT'S THE WHY: Hands up if you are ticklish. Or maybe don't put your hand up, because it would expose a palm, armpit and ribs which, along with the soles of the feet and under the chin, rank among ...

A surprise tickle attack, especially in sensitive areas like the armpits, torso, or soles of the feet, can send most people into uncontrollable laughter as they squirm away, while others might stay ...

Everyone wants to live a stress-free life, but everyday life is stressful. The 'tickling insole' developed by a New Zealand research team is strange at first glance, but it is a device that ...