Laughing is good for your mind and your body – here's what the research shows

 

November 22, 2020



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Janet M. Gibson, Grinnell College

(THE CONVERSATION) Amusement and pleasant surprises – and the laughter they can trigger – add texture to the fabric of daily life.

Those giggles and guffaws can seem like just silly throwaways. But laughter, in response to funny events, actually takes a lot of work, because it activates many areas of the brain: areas that control motor, emotional, cognitive and social processing.

As I found when writing "An Introduction to the Psychology of...



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