Why can't you tickle yourself ??

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2007-03-18 21:18:04 · 3 answers · asked by Siddharth R 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology

i don't know, even if you know someone will tickle you like a whole day in advance so you can mentally prepare yourself, it tickles.
so...yeah...

2007-03-19 01:27:01 · answer #1 · answered by anonymous 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

being tickled is like being attacked so when you try to tickle yourself the brain anticipates it and realizes that there's no "danger".

2007-03-22 12:53:37 · answer #2 · answered by neutron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Your nerve receptors "recognize" the stimulus, Therefor, no surprise.

2007-03-19 04:27:53 · answer #3 · answered by LELAND 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋