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Why certain people feel more ticklish than others has got more to do with your brain than anything else. There are certain parts of the brain which control your reaction to a tickle. Its the same part of your brain which contrlos one's reaction a cut or bruise, impending danger, etc.

Generally speaking, people who react more to external stimulus are more ticklish. which is why women feel more ticklish than most men, children are more ticklish than adults and so on. Person who does not like to be touched will generally feel more ticklish than others.

We can't tickle ourselves because our brain is controlling both, the movement of our fingers and our reaction to it. To feel ticklish the touch and movement has to be unpredicteable by our brain. More unpredictable the tickle, more tickish you will be. Which is why a blindfolded person will feel more ticklish.

There are some more factors also. Like, the sensation can be greater if tickled by someone of the opposite sex, or less if when you are tired, and so on.

From hub pages.

12 years ago. Rating: 8
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If I go within 12 inches to tickle my mother she goes out of control yet I have no tickles at all . Strange

12 years ago. Rating: 5
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.... I'm more ticklish on my feet

7 years ago. Rating: 3
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