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Belly Laughs Spring From The Primitive Brain, Researchers Say

WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2026 — Ever bark with laughter when something funny hits you out of left field? Or get a case of the giggles so bad you can’t stop, even though your sides ache?...

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Humans And Apes Have Laughed The Same Way For Millions of Years, Study Suggests

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Tickled Apes Reveal the Rhythmic Roots of Laughter

A study of chimps, gorillas and other great apes, including human children, sheds light on how laughter has evolved.

Awake Brain Probes Map Spontaneous vs. Fake Laughter

A new study analyzing awake brain stimulation data reveals that human laughter is driven by two separate networks: an ancient, emotional "spontaneous" circuit and a motor-driven "v...

Gorilla giggles and chimp chuckles reveal the origin of laughter in humans

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Apes and humans have been sharing a laugh for 15 million years

Great apes may have been laughing with a similar rhythm to modern humans for at least 15 million years, a University of Warwick study reveals. The finding offers unexpected clues t...

Giggling Apes May Help Us Better Understand the Emergence of Speech, as We Laugh in a Surprisingly Similar Way

Discover how tickling apes and recording their bursts of laughter revealed a similar pattern to how humans laugh, while hinting at the origins of speech.

Woman laughs off deputy’s texting claim after bodycam shows obvious problem

TALK TO THE HAND Woman laughs off deputy’s texting claim after... Woman laughs off deputy’s texting claim after bodycam shows obvious problem

Scientists reveal surprising brain benefit of laughter: 'It's a mental workout'

New research suggests laughter is a vital catalyst for child development, enhancing the brain growth, emotional well-being and social bonding of children.

Scientists tickled monkeys to find if they have the same giggles as humans — and they do

“In a way, we are very similar to other great apes because we’ve been laughing in a similar way for 15 million years."