LONDON, Sept 11 — This clip is going to tickle you pink — literally.
Some people are quite ticklish, others are hardly ticklish at all, but one thing for sure is it is impossible for a man or a woman to tickle themselves and Dr Emily Grossman explains why in this video.
According to Grossman, you can’t tickle yourself because your brain already has a pretty good idea of where that sensation is going to occur, and therefore how it will feel.
The trick to avoid feeling ticklish is to place your hands on the hands of the person trying to tickle you — as this will alert your brain to where those devious paws are heading, which will in turn stop you from being tickled.
Go ahead, tickle yourself and see if it works!
