%0 Journal Article
%T Mirth and laughter elicited during brain stimulation
%J Epileptic disorders
%D 2011
%A Fernández-Baca Vaca, Guadalupe
%A Lüders, Hans O.
%A Basha, Maysaa Merhi
%A Miller, Jonathan P.
%V 13
%N 4
%P 435-440
%X There are few reports of laughter and/or mirth evoked by electrical stimulation of the brain. In this study, we present a patient with intractable epilepsy in whom mirth and laughter was consistently produced during stimulation of the left inferior frontal gyrus (opercular part) using stereotactically placed depth electrodes. A review of the literature shows that cortical sites that produce mirth when stimulated are located in the dominant hemisphere close to language areas or cortical negative motor areas.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I John Libbey Eurotext
%@ 1294-9361
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1684/epd.2011.0480