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John Clarke asked the Naked Scientists:
Hi Naked Scientists, greetings from the home of the 'emu in the sky' (Australia)!
I'm wondering about the way we laugh. We all seem to laugh differently - some of us guffaw, others titter and some of us do the snort! - but is this inherent or might we learn it from our parents, siblings or even friends?
What do you think?
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Some sort of recognizable laugh seems to be innate in humans. But exactly how it expresses itself (and
when
) is very culture specific.
I understand that chimpanzees also have a laugh, except that while humans laugh on the outgoing breath, chimpanzees laugh on both the outgoing and indrawn breath - chimps laugh twice as hard as humans.
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