Humor modulates the mesolimbic reward centers.

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• Publication year

  2003

• Venue

  Neuron

• Publication date

  2003-12-04

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/S0896-6273(03)00751-7PMID 14659102
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