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Knismesis occurs from a light touch, like a feather touching you and can happen on the skin anywhere on the body. www.shutterstock.com

Curious Kids: Why are we ticklish?

Anina Rich, Macquarie University and Mark Williams, Macquarie University

People have wondered for years and scientists still don’t know for sure.
Body shapes can now be ‘seen’ by congenitally blind people, thanks to special software. ►Milo►/Flickr

Blind people can ‘see’ bodies with sound: study

Madeleine Martiniello, The Conversation

Congenitally blind people have been taught to perceive body shape and posture through “soundscapes” that translate images into sound, a study published today in Current Biology reports. Vision often dominates…
Could your brain be anticipating what’s there before you even turn your eyes? Joe Fakih Gomez Photography

Out of sight, but still in mind: the mysteries of peripheral vision

Mark Williams, Macquarie University

As you read this article your eyes will move so the words fall on the central part of your vision. This region is called the fovea and it has excellent resolution when compared to your peripheral vision…

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