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Unraveling the Mysteries of Tickling
Scientist Konstantina Kilteni explains the ins and outs of tickling, discusses the evolutionary purpose behind the sensation, and reveals why we can’t tickle ourselves.
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Point to Finger Illusion
Try this simple neuroscience trick at home — all you need is a willing participant!
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Tickling Trick
Why can’t you tickle yourself? Find out here!
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And other neuroscience news for the week of December 7, 2020.
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ICYMI: How Octopuses Taste Through Touch
And other neuroscience news for the week of October 26, 2020.
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How Do We Sense Temperature and Pressure?
David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian discuss their research on sensory systems that won them the 2020 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience.
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Touch
Special receptors under your skin create the feelings of itch, touch, temperature, and pain.
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Molyneux's Problem: Blind Philosophy
If you were blind since birth and learned how to identify objects by your sense of touch, could you distinguish those objects by sight alone if your vision was suddenly restored?
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How We Experience Our World
Sense organs are the brain’s windows to the outside world.
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Scratching the Surface of Itch Science
Itch, once thought of as a milder form of pain, is now investigated as its own condition with potential treatment on the horizon.
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The Neuroscience of Touch and Pain
The sense of touch conveys important social information and tells you when something is dangerous by letting you feel pain.
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What Causes Goosebumps?
Goosebumps are part of your body’s reaction to danger. But they can also be caused by great music. Those two experiences are more similar than you might think.
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