{"id":2571,"date":"2009-06-05T20:32:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-05T20:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/aping-laughter.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T10:19:24","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T14:19:24","slug":"aping-laughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2571","title":{"rendered":"Aping Laughter"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Laughter is a serious subject. Really.<\/p>\n

In fact, this article<\/a> shows us that laughter is kind of like language. It is one of the traits uniquely shared by we advanced primates (chimps, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans).<\/p>\n

And … I’m just thinking here … if the ability to let out a good solid belly laugh is correlated to our advanced intellects, then I think we need to exercise our sense of humor just as as much as we do our minds.<\/p>\n

Many people are serious about adding “brain-aerobics”. I’m sure that’s fine, but don’t get too worked up over it. Be sure to keep a sense of humor about your little mental gymnastics!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Laughter is a serious subject. Really. In fact, this article shows us that laughter is kind of like language. 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