Sophie Scott
Jim Al-Khalili talks to neuroscientist Prof Sophie Scott about how brain imaging is revealing secrets of human speech and why laughter is such an important human social tool.
Jim Al-Khalili talks to neuroscientist and occasional stand up comedian, Professor Sophie Scott about how she is using brain imaging techniques to reveal secrets of the complexity of brain activity when we speak and when we hear others speak. And Sophie Scott explains why laughter is such an important human social tool. But why is it that if we're laughing hard it can completely override our ability to speak? Also why it's not just humans who have a funny bone: even rats laugh.
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Why do we laugh when others laugh?
Duration: 02:16
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- Tue 24 Sep 2013 09:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Tue 24 Sep 2013 21:30大象传媒 Radio 4
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