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Experiencing and detecting happiness in humans: The role of the supplementary motor area
Author(s) -
KrolakSalmon Pierre,
Hénaff MarieAnne,
Vighetto Alain,
Bauchet Françoise,
Bertrand Olivier,
Mauguière François,
Isnard Jean
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.20706
Subject(s) - laughter , happiness , neural correlates of consciousness , electrophysiology , action (physics) , psychology , perception , neural activity , neuroscience , cognitive psychology , cognition , social psychology , physics , quantum mechanics
Understanding emotions in others may involve neural structures implicated in both perception and action.1 Laughter is a socially important behavior and its neural correlates are poorly understood. Depth electrode electrophysiological techniques offer a rare opportunity to both record and stimulate neural structures involved in emotion processing.2, 3 This kind of direct electrophysiological investigation in humans is particularly determinant because laughter processing cannot be studied in animals. Ann Neurol 2005