Electric Tickle Machine's ascent out of nowhere is impressive. The ease with which the New York City band scored on-air time at Seattle's respected radio station KEXP... Electric Tickle Machine’s ...

"It has been observed at least since the time of Aristotle that people cannot tickle themselves, but the reason remains elusive. Two sorts of explanations have been suggested. The interpersonal ...

In “Welcome to Your Brain,” two neuroscientists offer interesting facts and dispel myths about the mind. An excerpt. Why can’t you tickle yourself?When doctors examine a ticklish patient, they place ...

WELSH scientists are using a tickling machine to help them crack the secrets of a good night's sleep. WELSH scientists are using a tickling machine to help them crack the secrets of a good night's ...

“Solo tickle is even emptier than solo sex,” psychologist Robert Provine once wrote. After all, “you can masturbate to climax, but you cannot tickle yourself.” Why is tickling an activity reserved for ...

Researchers at the University of Auckland in New Zealand develop the tickling device TickleFoot, revealing whether it can induce laughter, and how men and women’s feet react differently ...

Matt: Why can’t I tickle myself? Anybody else can tickle me, but when I try it, nothing happens. — Anonymous, via email Somehow this was also a burning question in Swedish academic circles. Maybe ...