Professor Sophie Scott (Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) writes about the physiology and universality of laughter, and is interviewed by comedian Jimmy Carr for a one-off special of the BBC's Horizon programme on the Science of Laughter.
- Read about the science of laughter on the BBC news website
- Watch Jimmy Carr and the Science of Laughter on the BBC iPlayer
- Professor Sophie Scott's UCL profile
image: credit BBC - BBC still of Sophie Scott on the Horizon programme 'Jimmy Carr and the Science of Laughter'
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