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Long before modern brain imaging technologies illuminated the neurophysiological mechanisms that make laughter contagious, William James (1842-1910) observed, "We don't laugh because we're happy, ...

Long before humans built cities, wrote laws, or argued about politics, they laughed. Across societies and cultures, laughter is a universally recognized language. A new review, “The Neural Basis of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Laughter feels good and is good for you. I still remember the time I was sitting in class when the teacher asked me to read a ...