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Amusement, delight, pleasant surprises, and funny memes (and the laughter they cause) add texture to the fabric of our daily lives. Those giggles and guffaws can seem like just a silly moment. But laughter, in response to funny events, actually takes a lot of work. That’s because laughter activates many areas of the brain. These areas control motor, emotional, cognitive, and social processing.