Benjamin Thompson
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 2 Sep
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Under your arms.
Yep.
And neck is the other one.
And almost all the participants, so ninety eight point four percent of them in fact reported having experienced tickling and ninety five point eight percent reported having tickled somebody else.
Have never tickled or felt being tickled.
Right.
Now, this might not sound too surprising that most people have done one or the other, but studies suggest that how people interpret touch that is sort of processed emotionally, such as hugging, for example, that can differ by cultural background.
But tickling maybe seems kind of across the board.
And as we say, these ticklish areas were highly consistent between cultural
And individuals.
So, yeah, neck, armpit, belly, soles of feet.
Yeah.
And this is different to the comparisons and maps of the other sensations, like pain or pleasure, suggesting that the sensation of tickling is distinct and unique.
And nobody really knows why it exists.
And in this research, the researchers kind of tested five theories.
Some of these were ancient, some of these were new.
Aristotle attributed tickling.
Ticklishness to different areas of the skin being more delicate, thinking that maybe you'd be more ticklish where the skin is.
Maybe.
Like where it's thinner or something.
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