Giggling Rats Provide Insights Into Why Humans Are Ticklish

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Photo Credit: Shimpei Ishiyama and Michael Brecht/Science

For many of us, the mere thought of wiggling fingers approaching our rib cage or moving towards our underarms is enough to elicit squeals of laughter and giggles. However, while we all know that tickling makes us happy, Michael Brecht, a professor at Berlin’s Humboldt University, says it is “one of the most poorly understood forms of touch.”

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  • vaib
    vaib9년 이하
    Fascinating!
    • lilypop9년 이하
      scare
      • theangrbil9년 이하
        the rats reminded me of the guinea pigs from that one old movie with the spy guinea pigs. I just had a realization. why should a perfectly rational kid be able to say that he's watched a movie about spy guineas and parachuting hamsters. I should probably take a nap and rethink my life.
        • sparklyunicorn1
          sparklyunicorn19년 이하
          OMG!!!!!!!!! ITS SOOOOO CUTE!!! <3
          • Hi9년 이하
            AHHH so cute!
            • polina 9년 이하
              that is just lit
              • invincible9년 이하
                that's weird but they are so cute
                • slendey9년 이하
                  I need one PLZ!!!!!
                  • Co dude 229년 이하
                    Awesome and cute
                    • jazzy9년 이하
                      that is so cute OMG send me one plllllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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