Giggling rats help reveal how brain creates joy
To trace nerve cell response, researcher spent three years tickling rodents
GOOCHY GOOCHY GOO Rats seem to enjoy a good tickle, which activates nerve cells in a part of the brain that detects touch.
S. Ishiyama, Michael Brecht
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