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"Laughing" rats and the evolutionary antecedents of human joy?

J. Panksepp, J. Burgdorf  ·  2003

★ NIFPlay Rating: 10
Panksepp and Burgdorf's landmark paper describing 50 kHz ultrasonic vocalizations during rat play and tickling as analogues of human laughter, demonstrating evolutionary continuity in positive affect.