, PhD, neurologist and neuroscientist at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif. The somatosensory cortex analyzes touch and the anterior cingulate cortex perceives pleasure. But ...

Tickle Kids: The laughter and cute antics of young children win everyone's hearts. Sometimes, people tickle them to cheer them up or make them laugh. We assume the child is enjoying themselves and ...

We here at The A.V. Club have seen our fair share of demented robots. Over the years, we’ve found ourselves confronted with inventions ranging in grim design from “chattering, wide-eyed dental school ...