Laughter: A Scientific Investigation - Robert R. Provine

Do men and women laugh at the same things? nIs laughter contagious? nHas anyone ever really died laughing? nIs laughing good for your health? nDrawing upon ten years of research into this most common-yet complex and often puzzling-human phenomenon, Dr. Robert Provine, the world's leading scientific expert on laughter, investigates such aspects of his subject as its evolution, its role in social relationships, its contagiousness, its neural mechanisms, and its health benefits. This is an erudite, wide-ranging, witty, and long-overdue exploration of a frequently surprising subject.n