Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

What the differences between Danish and British humour can teach us about laughter

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Marc Hye-Knudsen, PhD Candidate in the Department of Management, Aarhus University

We all like to laugh. Not only is it entertaining and helpful for social bonding, but it also makes us feel good. When we laugh at something we find funny, our bodies release feel-good hormones.

Dopamine floods our system, which has an uplifting effect, and endogenous opioids, which are also naturally released by the brain, can make us feel euphoric.

But humour is…

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