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Jedidiah Becker for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online While our brains seem programmed to find baby laughter to be one of the most pleasant sounds imaginable, scientists at Birbeck University of London believe there’s also a lot that those adorable little coos and giggles can teach us about the early development of the human brain. Led by Dr. Caspar Addyman of university’s world-renowned BabyLab, a team of researchers is preparing to embark on a study that they’ve dubbed The...

LONDON, October 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New independent research commissioned by leading entertainment website Jackpotjoy.com [http://bingo.jackpotjoy.com ], reveals that Brits are experiencing a 'laughter recession'. In the last 60 years 2010 has been voted the least fun decade. This is why Jackpotjoy launches its new GBP250,000 FUNdation that will grant FUNds to daft ideas submitted by the public to make the UK laugh more! According to the researchers, the amount...