laughing- what causes it? i mean, we all laugh, but... how does it happen?

Answer 1

http://people.howstuffworks.com/laughter.htm

Answer 2

In modern times, the tendency is toward acceptance of incongruity as the probable cause of laughter, and incongruity-based theories are slowly gaining ground, although other schools of thought still hold some favour.

A common explanation of humour (in the broader sense of 'laughter-provoking') is based on language. Premises: as we interpret a text, we automatically consider what language says, supposes, doesn't say, and implies (this is the perspective of hermeneutics); the sentences we listen to and we tell, follow the universal conversational rules, that can be reduced to only one: be relevant.

This is the basis of the cognitive model of humor: the joke creates an inconsistency, the sentence appears to be not relevant, and we automatically try to understand what the sentence says, supposes, doesn't say, and implies; if we are successful in solving this 'cognitive riddle', and we find out what is hidden within the sentence, and what is the underlying though, and we bring foreground what was in the background, and we realize that the surprise wasn't dangerous, we eventually laugh with relief. Otherwise, if the inconsistency is not resolved, there is no laugh, as Mack Sennett pointed out: "when the audience is confused, it doesn't laugh" (this is the one of the basic laws of a comedian, called "exactness"). This exaplanation is also confirmed by modern neurophysiology

Answer 3

There ya go,
Mind/brain interaction. - How does the dualism acount for it?
... act independently of the underlying physical facts that ultimately cause it? ... the laugh). Me2 is instantiated as a result of (Pe2:Me1):E2. ...debatingchristianity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=71693 - 32k - Cached - More from this site - Save

Answer 4

some1 famous, don’t know who, once said:

"There are no jokes only truths"

I like that, its right, if the situations in comedy were to happen in real life they would be really funny, so for me, that’s why laughing happens, unusual (and unlikely) situations are funny because if they happened it would be that way, hilarious
lol I’m not explaining it well, sorry

Answer 5

i have spent alot of times in my life laughing to hide the fact that i am afraid or in pain, so its not all about whats funny, somtimes it can be hysteria related, i like to laugh now and feel pain and fear as it is without trying to hide from it

Answer 6

Normal happy personality - of course, laughter need not be inappropriate.
Drug intoxication
Substance abuse
Tic disorders
Tourette syndrome - inappropriate outbursts
Social anxiety - may be "nervous laughter"
Dementia
Angelman syndrome

Answer 7

To be honest i dont know, and as im not the sort of person to Wiki it and paste the results as my knowlege, i will post the link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laugh

Im sure there will be the info you need there, and now ive read your question id like to know why to, so im gonna read the wiki page.

Answer 8

laughing is in Divine Order
So Is everything we are made of

Answer 9

laughing is an emotion. it just happens. like smiling, we cant control it.

Answer 10

it happens when u c something that makes u feel good inside?
something unexpected!! it tickles our funny bone
dont really know. its got 2 do with chemicals in our brain.

laughing is wionderful:_)

Answer 11

happiness.. facial expression of satsifaction.. but acting can cause laughing too