Professor Sophie Scott writes for the BBC and joins comedian Jimmy Carr to talk about the science of laughter

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'