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人脑能够分辨真假笑声 伦敦研究人员近日发现，我们在听到发自内心的笑声和虚情假意的笑声时，大脑会呈现出完全不同的反应。 ? Next time your boss tells a bad joke and you feel compelled to laugh, beware - they can tell youre faking it. ? Researchers from London have discovered our brains carry out different process when we hear genuine laughter compared to fake chuckles. ? When laughter is forced, for example, it activates a part of the brain linked with deciphering（破译，解释） emotions. ? This means we know its not a genuine laugh, and we automatically try to work out why theyre faking it, what the laugh means and what the theyre thinking. ? While genuine laughter lights up areas of the brain linked with happiness and positive emotions. ? To test the theory, psychologist Dr Carolyn McGettigan from the Royal Holloway University of London measured brain responses of volunteers as they listened to genuine laughter on YouTube clips. ? Each participant was asked to pick clips they found funny. ? This ranged from comedy shows, such as Flight Of The Conchords, and even the Eurovision Song Contest. ? The results were then compared to how their brains responded to fake laughter. ? The findings revealed participants, none of which were told the study was about laughter perception, could unconsciously tell when the chuckles were insincere（虚假的）. ? Dr McGettigan said: Its fascinating to consider the way our brain is able to detect genuine happiness in other people.? ? Our brains are very sensitive to the social and emotional significance of laughter. ? During our study, when participants heard a laugh that was posed, they activated regions of the brain associated with mentalising in an attempt to understand the other persons emotional and mental state. ? The study goes a long way to explain why people can easily spot when someone is forcing laughter. ? Dr McGettigan added: Some of the participants engaged parts of the brain that also control movements and detect sensation. ? These individuals were more accurate at telling which of the laughs were