{"product_id":"laughter-a-scientific-investigation-9780141002255","title":"Laughter: A Scientific Investigation","description":"Do men and women laugh at the same things?\u003cbr\u003eIs laughter contagious?\u003cbr\u003eHas anyone ever really died laughing?\u003cbr\u003eIs laughing good for your health? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing upon ten years of research into this most common-yet complex and often puzzling-human phenomenon, Dr. Robert Provine, the world's leading scientific expert on laughter, investigates such aspects of his subject as its evolution, its role in social relationships, its contagiousness, its neural mechanisms, and its health benefits. This is an erudite, wide-ranging, witty, and long-overdue exploration of a frequently surprising subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert R. Provine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.42w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780141002255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2002 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert R. Provine has authored more than fifty research articles concerning developmental neuroscience and animal and human behavior. He has appeared on \u003cb\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eABC World News Tonight\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e20\/20\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eScientific American Frontiers\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42992693706867,"sku":"9.78014E+12","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_183f4f6b-fb97-4b85-907e-239881d2d59b.jpg?v=1744714992","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/laughter-a-scientific-investigation-9780141002255","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}