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Long before modern brain imaging technologies illuminated the neurophysiological mechanisms that make laughter contagious, William James (1842-1910) observed, "We don't laugh because we're happy, ...

It's always amazing to see studies that prove what we already know. The latest laughingly informs us that laughter truly is contagious! LOL: Dr Scott says that: "It seems that it's absolutely true ...