Why We Laugh | Meet Neuroscientist and Laughter Researcher Dr. Sophie Scott | PROFOUNDLY Pointless

Laughter Researcher and Neuroscientist Dr. Sophie Scotts explains why people laugh, how laughter affects us and why laughter really is the best medicine.

00:00: Why We Laugh
01:45: What Happens When We Laugh
05:26: Laughter and the Brain
09:29: How Important is Laughter
11:42: The Different Kinds of Laughter
13:44: Laughter and Communication
14:46: People Who Can't Laugh
16:50: Nervous Laughter Explained
18:18: How Laughter Has Changed
19:37: Laughter in Animals
21:55: Laughter as a Social Strategy
24:54: What People Find Funny
27:02: Why Emotions Change Our Voice
29:21: Does Laughter Burn Calories
30:06: Forcing Yourself to Laugh
30:38: The Most Interesting Thing About Laughter
33:36: Laughter as We Age

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[thenautilator]

So interesting! What a knowledgeable and interesting guest, and great questions. No idea how this channel/video stumbled into my feed but I'm glad it did

[SerpePle]

My cat hates it when I laugh at him even if it's a short expulsion of air type of laugh. He uses similar "humph" type of nose/mouth exhales to scorn my other cat. It seems to me as though there is a continuum in the expression of laughter or schorn, from a a nasal exhale+no smile, to mouth exhale to full blown laughter

Edit: we also know that different types of breathing have different effects on dopamine etc release and CO2 reduction

[janesimpson]

I have an unfortunate habit of noticing "nervous laughter", or when a person has a habit of laughing throughout conversation as a social cue. Very annoying.

[barbandsarge]

I find, for me, laughter sort of reboots I'd rather have a gut-busting guffaw than be handed a bowl full of diamonds. Humour has played a major role in my I love to laugh and I love to make people laugh. I'll tell you.... I used humour a lot as a police officer....I diffused a lot of tense situations with a smart-ass crack or self-deprecating comment. I have a warped sense of humour and have been known to laugh at "inappropriate" moments (like my Dad's funeral when the minister made a crack about my Dad who also had a wicked sense of humour). Slap-stick and most jokes do nothing for when I die, I want to be remembered for making others laugh.