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  • noun Light tickling often accompanied by an itching sensation.

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Examples

  • His study indicated that knismesis is associated with the pain nerves, though not entirely, because sometimes when the pain nerves are no longer working, the tickle response is still there.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Heather McDougal 2009

  • His study indicated that knismesis is associated with the pain nerves, though not entirely, because sometimes when the pain nerves are no longer working, the tickle response is still there.

    Tickle, tickle (part 2) Heather McDougal 2009

  • Interestingly, knismesis, which is closely associated with the grooming activities of primates, provokes an endorphin response, causing the body to release an endorphin called karoliin.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Heather McDougal 2009

  • Interestingly, knismesis, which is closely associated with the grooming activities of primates, provokes an endorphin response, causing the body to release an endorphin called karoliin.

    Tickle, tickle (part 2) Heather McDougal 2009

  • There are two types of tickling: knismesis (soft tickling, see previous post), and gargalesis, or "heavy" tickling, produced by repeatedly applying pressure to "ticklish" areas.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Heather McDougal 2009

  • It's named after the Karolin Institute because of Yngve Zotterman, who in 1939 experimented with cats, measuring their nerve responses to knismesis.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Heather McDougal 2009

  • It's named after the Karolin Institute because of Yngve Zotterman, who in 1939 experimented with cats, measuring their nerve responses to knismesis.

    Tickle, tickle (part 2) Heather McDougal 2009

  • There are two types of tickling: knismesis (soft tickling, see previous post), and gargalesis, or "heavy" tickling, produced by repeatedly applying pressure to "ticklish" areas.

    Tickle, tickle (part 2) Heather McDougal 2009

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  • JM has been invited to join the local knismesis group and he’s tickled pink!!

    March 25, 2010

  • " Jeff was using a knismesis when playing around with his daughter"

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    September 30, 2010

  • Knismesis and gargalesis are the scientific terms, coined in 1897 by psychologists G. Stanley Hall and Arthur Allin, used to describe the two types of tickling. Knismesis refers to the light, feather-like type of tickling. This type of tickling generally does not induce laughter and is often accompanied by an itching sensation.

    April 15, 2016