• The laughing patterns of human infants match those of another species

    From Primum Sapienti@21:1/5 to All on Sat Sep 4 23:46:59 2021
    Interesting, but not enough that I'll track down the paper.

    https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/31/world/infant-great-ape-laughter-study-scn/index.html

    Laughter transcends all languages -- and now scientists know this
    spontaneous response
    is universal across some primate species, too.

    The laughing patterns of human infants match those of great apes,
    according to a
    study published Tuesday in Biology Letters.

    Human adults primarily laugh while exhaling, whereas infants and great
    apes laugh
    during both inhalation and exhalation, said study author Mariska Kret, associate
    professor of cognitive psychology at Leiden University in the Netherlands.

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