Humans laughed before they spoke. Some scientists believe that
laughter was used as a way for humans to relate to one another
millions of years before they developed the lung strength for
language. The mechanism of laughter is so ingrained in our
brains that babies as young as 17 days old have been observed
doing it. In fact, children born blind and deaf still have the
ability to laugh.
A Scientific
Investigation, Robert R. Provine, professor of psychology and
neuroscience at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, describes
an intriguing study about laughter and it did not take place at
a comedy club. Provine and some graduate students listened in on
normal conversations at local malls. They found that out of
1,200 "laugh episodes," only about 10 percent were generated by
a joke. "Laughter really has a bonding function between
individuals in a group."
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