Konstantina Kilteni

Konstantina Kilteni is a researcher at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior in the Netherlands, who focuses on the intriguing phenomenon of ticklishness, known as gargalesis. Despite her personal dislike for being tickled, she is passionate about studying how the human brain differentiates between self-generated and externally applied touch. Her recent work explores the implications of ticklishness for understanding sensory perception in various contexts, including neurodevelopment in infants and touch perception in individuals with schizophrenia. Kilteni's contributions aim to unravel the complexities of human interactions with touch, shedding light on a behavior that has puzzled scientists for centuries.