The neurology and evolution of humor, laughter, and smiling: The false alarm theory

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 351-354

  Ramachandran, V S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; EXPECTATION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMOR; INSULA; NEUROLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

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EID: 0031728013     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(98)90061-5     Document Type: Article

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