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8 Health Benefits of Laughing, According to Neuroscience Research

by Leslie Finlay MPA

Science has found laughter really is powerful medicine for the body and the brain—and it’s likely fending off disease, too.

You’ve experienced how a good giggle has a way of putting things in healthy perspective. Even better: Science says regular laughter can have healing and preventative effects for your health.

Research has found that from the time we’re born, laughter plays a crucial role in our health and well-being. Just as one example, an April 2020 study published in the Oxford Academic journal, Cerebral Cortex, suggested laughter is an important avenue for babies to form social bonds, understand emotions, develop capacity for memory, and forge important neural pathways in the brain. Research has shown that laughing is also key for a child’s physical development, like building muscle and upper body strength.

Plenty of research has found the benefits of laughter don’t slow down as we grow up. Psychology and neuroscience experts point to some incredible effects of having a laugh every day.

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