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Mirth and laughter elicited during brain stimulation

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: There are few reports of laughter and/or mirth evoked by electrical stimulation of the brain. In this study, we present a patient with intractable epilepsy in whom mirth and laughter was consistently produced during stimulation of the left inferior frontal gyrus (opercular part) using stereotactically placed depth electrodes. A review of the literature shows that cortical sites that produce mirth when stimulated are located in the dominant hemisphere close to language areas or cortical negative motor areas.

Source: Epileptic Disorders

DOI: 10.1684/epd.2011.0480

Authors: Guadalupe Fernández‐Baca Vaca, Hans O Lüders, Maysaa Merhi Basha, Jonathan P Miller

Institutions: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Wayne State University, Harper University Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Humor Studies and Applications

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W1812676812

FWCI: 1.416

Cites: 30

Cited by: 57

Related to: 10