Laughter: The Best Medicine
Laughter: The Best Medicine  
Podcast: Hidden Brain
Published On: Mon Sep 28 2020
Description: If you listen closely to giggles, guffaws, and polite chuckles, you can discern a huge amount of information about people and their relationships with each other. This week, we talk with neuroscientist Sophie Scott about the many shades of laughter, from cackles of delight among close friends to the "canned" mirth of TV laugh tracks.