BehaviorMarch 17, 2026
The surprising science of tickling
Tickling may be evolutionarily ancient and recognized across cultures, but science has only scratched the surface of this topic
Stories by Konstantina Kilteni
Konstantina Kilteni is an assistant professor at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and principal investigator of the Touch & Tickle Lab based at Karolinska and the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior in the Netherlands. Her research focuses on the cognitive neuroscience of touch.