What causes a person to be ticklish?
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I dont know but I do know that it feels good
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Most of us have a ticklish spot somewhere on our bodies, and it is usually pretty easy to find. For some it's just above the knee, for others it's the back of the neck, and some of us go into fits of laughter if someone grabs our sides. Laughing when another person tickles you is a natural reaction. Scientists have discovered that the feeling experienced when we are tickled causes us to panic and is a natural defense to little creepy crawlers like spiders and bugs. Slight tickles from insects can send a chill through your body letting you know something is crawling on you. \nThat same ticklish feeling sends us into a state of panic and elicits a response of uncontrollable laughter if a person tickles us. It's the moment that you least expect to be tickled and are that causes you to feel extremely uneasy and panicked, which leads to the most intense ticklish feeling. Even if you do know that you are about to be tickled, the fear and unease of someone touching and possibly hurting you causes you to laugh. Some people are so ticklish that they begin laughing even before they are touched. \n\nSo, if someone else's touch can tickle us, why can't we tickle ourselves? Much of the explanation for this question is still unknown, but research has shown that the brain is trained to know what to feel when a person moves or performs any function. We aren't aware of a lot of the sensations generated by our movements. For example, you probably don't pay much attention to your vocal cords when you speak. For the same reason, we can't tickle ourselves. If we grab our sides in an attempt to tickle ourselves, our brain anticipates this contact from the hands and prepares itself for it. By taking away the feeling of unease and panic, the body no longer responds the same as it would if someone else were to tickle us. \n\nBrain scientists at the University College London have pinpointed the cerebellum as the part of the brain that prevents us from self-tickling. The cerebellum is the region located at the base of the brain that monitors our movements. It can distinguish expected sensations from unexpected sensations. An expected sensation would be the amount of pressure your fingers apply to your keyboard while typing. An unexpected sensation would be someone sneaking up behind you and tapping you on the shoulder. While the brain discards the sensation of typing, it pays a lot of attention to someone tapping on your shoulder. The difference in reactions from expected to unexpected is a built-in response that probably developed in early human history to detect predators. \n\nAlthough we are not able to tickle ourselves unassisted, there is a way to trick the brain by using a robot tickler. That's right. With all of the know-how of science and technology, a robot has been designed to allow people to tickle themselves. The same British scientists mentioned above have designed a machine that enables you to tickle yourself by remote control. To use the machine, a person lies on their back with their eyes shut. The robot is located near the person with a piece of soft foam attached to a plastic rod that is controlled by a remote control joystick. When the person activates the rod, the robot will react after a short delay. Even with delays as short as a fifth of a second from the time the person activates the rod until the robot tickled the person's hand, subjects have described the sensation as the same as another person tickling them. So, in a sense, you could tickle yourself with a robotic assistant.
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cause ur damaging your epidermis \ncausing an irritation.. which in turn also itches.
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By tickling yourself, your body is already preparing itself for the feeling. It's the same way that you might jump when someone lays a hand on you in the dark, while putting your own hand on your arm does nothing to scare you. Your mind already knows what to expect.
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The element of surprise! your brain doesn't know when someone is going to tickle you, unlike if you tickle your self your brain knows what and when it's going to happen\nor for more info go here:\n  http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050628_brain_tickle.html
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The excitement of not knowing exactly what is going to happen. You can enjoy it more if you just lay back and relax without having to do all the work. Probably the same reason why you can't tickle yourself. I don't know if I completely agree with that though...sometimes it feels better to touch myself than to have someone else do it lol.
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I would advise your control tolerance being trained...daily set aside time to discipline your reaction to "things that tickle" over a period of time with moderation... "a little tickle is cute" ( : it is not a bad thing to be sensitive as long as you can control it not to be annoying to you or offensive to others.
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My sides, and inner thighs are the most, but I'm ticklish all over. I would probably die after 10 mins because I am EXTERMELLY ticklish.
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NO!  It is an automatic response to physical stimuli.\n\nIn 1897 psychologists G. Stanley Hall and Arthur Allin described a "tickle" as two different types of phenomena.[2] The first is a sensation caused by very light movement across the skin. This type of tickle, called knismesis, generally does not produce laughter and is sometimes accompanied by an itching sensation. The second type of tickle is the laughter inducing, "heavy" tickle, produced by repeatedly applying pressure to "ticklish" areas, and is known as gargalesis.\n\nIt appears that the tickle sensation involves signals from nerve fibers associated with both pain and touch.\n\nIt might be tempting to speculate that areas of the skin that are the most sensitive to touch would also be the most ticklish, but this does not seem to be the case. While the palm of the hand is far more sensitive to touch, many people find that the soles of their feet are the most ticklish.[6] Other commonly ticklish areas include the armpits, toes, sides of the torso, neck, and midriff. Some evidence suggests that laughing associated with tickling is a nervous reaction that can be triggered; indeed, very ticklish people often start laughing before actually being tickled\n\nThere's a lot more information, but too lengthy to copy and paste here.
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The tickling sensation comes from contact of another person's finger (for example) because the body reacts as a "i don't know what's happening here"... When you do it, your body does know where it will happen, what amount of pressure it will have and so.
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lmao \nif u have ticklish feet then yes, otherwise they dont
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This may sound weird but I would have to say my aunt! She is so ticklish and its so fun and plus when she gets her breath back, she tickles back! its so fun!
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It's a nerve reflex which is unique to you. Some people are ticklish on a specific place on their bodies which triggers a laugh response while others aren't. The same goes for your ear/s, you have a unique nerve ending which triggers a cough response!
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What does this have to do with marriage/divorce?  It's in the wrong category..\n\nI don't have an answer for you.  We don't tickle in our house, since it has been argued that it may be a form of child abuse.  (Some people can feel violated by too much tickling).
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nope im only ticklish near my..........ill let u find out
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this is the wrestling forum, btw feet are most ticklish on every human
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I tickled my dad on the feet almost every morning when I was younger. Guys are ticklish most on their barefeet. It seems weird but I bet if you tried it u'd see. My parents r divorced, but I still tickle his feet when I visit! He jumps up every time. It never gets old eirther. I've nver seen a guy that isnt. My brother is and my 4 to 5 old boyfriends, and all my mom's boyfriends. I speak from experience honey.