Matthew Gervais
Matthew Gervais
areas brain cease control develop extent human influence last namely perhaps
One of the hallmarks of the human brain is the extent to which cortical, cognitive, namely prefrontal areas can influence and control behavior, and these areas are the last to develop and perhaps never cease doing so.
group groups laughter less process social
Laughter could have evolvedat least in partvia a process of group selection, whereby groups with more laughter and social play were able to out-compete groups with less laughter and social play.
deserves human life seriously side success taken
The 'lighter' side of life deserves to be taken seriously when considering the facilitation of human success and development.
arises certain class influence laughter others perception type
One type of laughter arises spontaneously from the perception of a certain class of events, while the other is used strategically in interaction to influence others or modulate one's own physiology.