Mirth and laughter elicited during brain stimulation

作者:Vaca Guadalupe Fernandez Baca*; Lueders Hans O; Basha Maysaa Merhi; Miller Jonathan P
来源:Epileptic Disorders, 2011, 13(4): 435-440.
DOI:10.1684/epd.2011.0480

摘要

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.

  • 出版日期2011-12