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, ...

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A study conducted by researchers at the University of Warwick shows that humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and ...