This Is What Comedy Does to Your Brain
Comedy
can lift your spirits and make the world seem a little more tolerable
when times are tough. But what’s the physical and psychological science
behind how comedy affects us?
We asked Scott Weems, Ph.D., cognitive neuroscientist and author or “Ha!: The Science of When We Laugh and Why,” and Caleb Warren, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Arizona and assistant professor at the Humor Research Lab, for their insights on some of the serious ways funny business can impact our bodies and minds.
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