A machine designed to create the optimal stimuli for tickling feet could serve as a stress reliever by inducing uncontrolled laughter, say researchers. The device is battery-operated and can be fitted ...

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 ...

Can you tickle yourself if you are fooled into thinking that someone else is tickling you? A new experiment says no, challenging a widely accepted theory about how our brains work. Jakob Hohwy and ...