The Scientist: Is laughter the best medicine?

Professor Sophie Scott FMedSci FBA talks about her research for "Is laughter the best medicine?" Her research into cognitive neuroscience tries to understand human vocal behaviour - or why we laugh!

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[starbuono]

My brother was going through a deep depression, as he walked passed me I noticed how sad he looked, so as he walked by me I very quickly started tickling him and he laughed, later he told me that that tickle made him feel so good ! Laughter does a body good !! So everybody laugh !!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[patbasse]

That laughing song at the beginning cracks me up for some reason.

[patbasse]

Professor of cognitive neuroscience at the institute of cognitive neuroscience lol

[Mimi]

I am doing a PhD in music therapy but looking at it I think it would be really super interesting to do a PhD on laughter from the point of view of neuroscience and its benefits for the body and the mind ! 😍🥰🤍