Why do humans laugh? How does our brain determine what’s funny and what’s not?

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Why do humans laugh? How does our brain determine what’s funny and what’s not?

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Current thinking is laughter is an evolved behavior to help humans living in groups get along – this was very important as living in complex groups is one of the reasons humans are such successful animals.

It’s not yet known *exactly* what’s happening in your brain that causes you to laugh though.

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