Laugh And The Whole World Laughs With You -- Why The Brain Just Can't Help Itself

... Cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew's description of Ian Botham's freak dismissal, falling over his own stumps - "He couldn't quite get his leg over" - was all it took to send himself and the late Brian Johnston into paroxysms of laughter. Laughter is truly contagious, and now, scientists studying how our brain responds to emotive sounds believe they understand why. [click link for full article] ...