Where are you ticklish? Researchers map the sensation across cultures0

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• August 11, 2026

How people interpret touch can vary by background, but the areas on the body where people feel ticklish were found to be consistent across cultures.Credit: d3sign/Getty Ticklishness is a distinct, specialized body sensation, and how people experience it seems to be consistent across cultures, two neuroscientists have found. The study, published on 10 August in