tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post343162872734568051..comments2024-03-24T05:50:07.033-07:00Comments on Biologizing: A Common JokePeter Houlihanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961900865379520219noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-40107161230641631922018-10-12T19:47:39.969-07:002018-10-12T19:47:39.969-07:00I wrote a blog post on how octopuses react to the ...I wrote a blog post on how octopuses react to the drug ecstasy the same way as humans do. It's very interesting how animals can have the same reactions as humans do regarding so many things, such as joking, laughing, feeling happy. That sort of makes me feel happy, because they have just as much feelings as we do!<br /><br />-Han Nguyen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-50218836136080026602018-10-12T14:37:01.595-07:002018-10-12T14:37:01.595-07:00So the common form of tickling that most people pr...So the common form of tickling that most people probably think of is known as gargalesis. I've always wondered why we laugh when we are tickled because it seems like kind of an odd response. Personally, I hate getting tickled and yet, I still laugh every time it happens. It's this uncontrollable response or reflex. How can something be unpleasant and unfunny, yet cause me to laugh?<br /><br />-Matt MurdochAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-18777132977552381292018-10-10T07:40:33.755-07:002018-10-10T07:40:33.755-07:00It is interesting how laughter is a defense mechan...It is interesting how laughter is a defense mechanism; it doesn't seem to really defend from anything except stressful situations. I am curious to see where this research goes in the future and if 'tickleish' feelings are also in birds or other animal species.<br />-Rachel KlettAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-55519184162072604412018-10-09T10:57:08.312-07:002018-10-09T10:57:08.312-07:00I think this has a lot of potential uses for anima...I think this has a lot of potential uses for animals in captivity. Maybe in mental disorders, or people susceptible to them as well? Increased laughter might increase fitness somehow. It's easy to see how the defense response would get passed on: easy prevention of diseases spread by bugs or small animals on the skin.<br /><br />Posted by "Chandler Kupris"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com