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Neural processing of laughter in depression
T. Ethofer, S. Straub, et al.
Laughter can signal everything from warm acceptance to mean-spirited taunts. This fMRI study shows people with major depressive disorder judge laughter as more negative than healthy controls, with negativity tied to depression severity and reduced anteromedial prefrontal cortex activity during auditory laughter. Research conducted by Authors present in <Authors> tag.
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