Researchers have mapped brain activity when laughter is heard. They subjected humans to different types of laughter, joy, taunting, and tickling. When subjects heard a joyous or taunting laughter, their brains triggered activity in regions associated with complex social information. However the tickling laughter triggered activity in regions of the brain primarily used to dissect sounds of complex acoustics. These patterns can be studied to see if laughter is related to health risks/benefits.
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I thought this was a very interesting article and and I've always wondered why people laugh when they are being tickled, because it isn't exactly enjoyable. I searched more about why we laugh when we are tickled. The article said that our nerves send a message to our brain that causes an involuntary laugh.
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I found this article to be quiet fascinating. I was always curious about why humans form tears when they are sad and even really happy or what "tickle" really means. I was never sure why we laughed. I find it really amazing how the brain works and is able to trigger to make us "laugh" or "cry."
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I looked more in depth into this topic and found this article. It explains hoe crying and laughing occur based on chemical changes in our body. It also explains how tears contain manganese and different amounts of protiens and hormones.