| Literature DB >> 25439499 |
Sophie K Scott1, Nadine Lavan2, Sinead Chen3, Carolyn McGettigan2.
Abstract
Laughter is often considered to be the product of humour. However, laughter is a social emotion, occurring most often in interactions, where it is associated with bonding, agreement, affection, and emotional regulation. Laughter is underpinned by complex neural systems, allowing it to be used flexibly. In humans and chimpanzees, social (voluntary) laughter is distinctly different from evoked (involuntary) laughter, a distinction which is also seen in brain imaging studies of laughter.Entities:
Keywords: conversation; emotion; laughter; motor control; voice
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25439499 PMCID: PMC4255480 DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2014.09.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Cogn Sci ISSN: 1364-6613 Impact factor: 20.229