Electric current stimulates laughter

被引：159

作者：

Fried, I ^{[1
]}

Wilson, CL

MacDonald, KA

Behnke, EJ

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Sch Med, Div Neurosurg, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA

[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Sch Med, Dept Neurol & Psychiat, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA

[3] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Sch Med, Dept Biobehav Sci, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA

来源：

NATURE | 1998年 / 391卷 / 6668期

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D O I：

10.1038/35536

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Speech and laughter are uniquely human. Although there is considerable information on the neuronal representation of speech, little is known about brain mechanisms of laughter. Here we report that electrical stimulation in the anterior part of the human supplementary motor area (SMA) can elicit laughter. This area is also involved in the initiation of speech and has been shown to have increased activity in people who stutter1.

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页码：650 / 650

页数：1

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