In the Touch and Tickle laboratory at Radboud University, volunteers are tickled by a special robot while researchers record their brain activity, breathing and sweating. The aim is to try to ...

In the Touch & Tickle Lab, we invite participants to experience Hektor, the tickle robot, in the name of scientific progress. In a typical visit, participants remove their shoes and socks and then ...

Are you a fan of foot tickles or are your toes a no-go zone? Well, it seems women are more sensitive than men when it comes to having their feet teased, according to a new study. While women squirm ...

While you may be a very ticklish person, your brain will usually not let you tickle yourself because it can anticipate when and where the tickling will occur. There are two types of tickling: the ...

When I walk into my laboratory on weekday mornings, it is not unusual to hear uncontrollable shrieks of glee or fits of giggles. Laughter is not traditionally thought of as the noise of neuroscience, ...