now this is good science
Aug. 1st, 2005 11:13 amWell, good Nature, at least. From this article about why the world doesn't go back when you blink:
Blinking is not the only process that causes areas of the brain to be suppressed. Bristow points out that fMRI scans have shown that tactile areas of the brain are suppressed when we tickle ourselves, but not when someone else does it.