Author(s):Professor Sophie Scott CBE
Duration:30 minutes
Credits:0.5
Published:June 2024
Type:Congress webinar 2024
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This presentation will explore the science of laughter - from its evolutionary history to the complex ways that humans use laughter in social interactions. It will explore the neurobiology of laughter and the reasons why it could be a very important human behaviour to study in more detail.
Chair: Professor Subodh Dave, Dean, Royal College of Psychiatrists
Professor Sophie Scott CBE, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London
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