Laughter is a universal social signal that connects us with others, but the brain regions underlying laughter are not well ...

Italian neuroscience team maps two distinct neural circuits for spontaneous and social laughter in epilepsy patients ...

Until now, the brain regions underlying laughter were not well understood, in part because it's hard to elicit genuine ...

Scientists mapped two hidden laughter networks in the brain, revealing why spontaneous laughter cannot be faked and may even help ease pain.

Laughter is a universal social signal that connects us with others, but the brain regions underlying laughter are not well understood, in part because ...

Laughter can convey social intent ranging from acceptance (friendly inclusive laughter) to rejection (malign taunting laughter). We investigated perception of auditory and visual laughter in patients ...

Feeling funny? Natalie Dattilo says that's a good thing. The former director of psychology at Brigham and Women's Hospital says laughter has a lot going for it. It makes us feel good, brings people ...

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Introduction Both children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their parents are at a high risk of experiencing anxiety ...