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What happens during laughter? It has to do with breathing, as neuroscientist Sophie Scott explains, as well as emotions, and the voice. Studying the mechanisms of laughter, she discovered it’s a social, universal expression in all people including those with dementia and not just in humans but even chimpanzees and rats. Brain scans revealed the areas of the brain active during laughter (interestingly, similar to yawning, another socially contagious expression). Her lab also examined polite, posed laughter vs. uncontrollable mirth, and revealed how we tell the difference

Why laughter is so important for those with dementia

Laughter, the physical response to perceived humor, Those with dementia can still perceive humor. Laughter has demonstrated positive effects on physical and psychological well-being.Dementia folks have improved well being from laughter. Thus if someone with dementia thinks something is funny, he will laugh. What helps is to have a group leader or care giver start laughing about something and invite the dementia person(s) to join in. Often you will find that laughter is contageous. Studies that focus on effects of humor on health and well-being of older adults are scarce.

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