Have you ever wondered why women have the better touch sensitivity? It is said that because they have smaller hands than men ( not all cases) Women who have same size hands have the same amount of sensitivity as a man .The Somatosensory Receptors can be touch receptors that open the sodium channels to began action potential. for example the Pacinian corpuscles (pain) are receptors that respond best to sudden displacement of the skin or to high-frequency vibrations. the outer structure provides a mechanical support to the neuron inside it so that a sudden stimulus can bend it but a sustained stimulus cannot. have you ever asked yourself why can't we tickle are selves? because the brain uses that touch with an expected touch. when you tickle someone most of the time is when they are not looking......correct because they are not expecting it because if they are it will cause more pain then a tickling (funny) sensation.
Tickling has always been something I have wondered in how it makes others laugh but not the individual carrying it out.
ReplyDeleteI actually tried the tickling on my kids and it made them laugh and then I tried it on my self and I guess it made me feel a little weird but not much pain.
I guess it also depends on how hard I am doing the tickling and/or if I am actually doing it right.
It's interesting that you talk about touch sensitivity and I understand that its based on how each individual's neurons are working but I think that woman don't have touch sensitivity, I think woman can hold pain and/or touch so much more. I say this do to pregnancy, but it is bias.