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 ...

This will tickle your pickle. A quarter of respondents surveyed in a new study say they’ve orgasmed from being tickled. The research, conducted by scientists at University Medical Center Mainz ...

Tickling may seem like child's play, but scientists are beginning to see it as something much deeper—a complex puzzle tied to human touch, laughter, and brain development. The sensation of being ...

Researchers played with and tickled rats in a study, identifying a part of the brain that’s active both when the rodents are playing and when they’re tickled.