Why does tickling make you laugh?

The podcast explores the neuroscience behind tickling and why we laugh when tickled. It discusses the phenomenon of being unable to tickle oneself and the heightened sensation when tickled by someone else. The podcast also delves into the evolutionary origins of tickling and theories on its purpose as a bonding mechanism. It explores whether ticklishness is a learned behavior or innate and investigates if we can train ourselves to be less ticklish.