Social laughter triggers endogenous opioid release in humans
The size of human social networks significantly exceeds the network that can be maintained by social grooming or touching in other primates. It has been proposed that endogenous opioid release following social laughter would provide a neurochemical pathway supporting long-term relationships in human...
Main Authors: | Manninen, S, Tuominen, L, Dunbar, R, Karjalainen, T, Hirvonen, J, Arponen, E, Hari, R, Jääskeläinen, I, Sams, M, Nummenmaa, L |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Society for Neuroscience
2017
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