Fake laughter doesn't fool the brain, research reveals
- Thu 20 Mar 2014 02:25:AM
As the world celebrates International Day of Happiness today (Thursday, 20 March), can we tell whether people are truly happy just from their laugh? "During our study, when participants heard a laugh that was posed, they activated regions of the brain associated with mentalizing in an attempt to understand the other person's emotional and mental state," the authors state.
Source: Fake laughter doesn't fool the brain, research reveals
Source: Fake laughter doesn't fool the brain, research reveals