The Surprising Importance of Tickling | Radio Health Journal

Published: November 4, 2018 by RHJ Producer

Tickling is a unique application of the sense of touch that surprisingly has developmental and cultural importance. Experts discuss the science and sociology of tickling.

Guest Information:

Dr. David Linden, Professor of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and author, Touch: The Science of Hand, Heart and Mind
Dr. Robert Provine, Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and author, Curious Behavior: Yawning, Laughing, Hiccupping, and Beyond

Links for more info:

Program #: 16-41| 18-44Segment Type: Feature StoriesTopics: Behavioral Science| Child Development| Children and Parenting| Neuroscience and Neurology| Psychology| Psychology and Psychiatry| School| Science| SociologyGuests: Dr. David Linden| Dr. Robert ProvinePublications: Curious Behavior: Yawning Laughing Hiccuping and Beyond| Touch: The Science of Hand Heart and MindInstitutions & Organizations: Johns Hopkins UniversityProducers: Jason Dickey

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