When she hasn't laughed all day, she asks those close to her – her husband, her daughters – to distract her.
“And you, how many times have you laughed today? asks Sylvie Chokron.
If you haven't done it yet, you have to fix it!"
Spending an hour with the neuropsychologist, director of research at the CNRS, allows you to come back to one of her fascinating books,
A day in Anna's brain
, where the researcher deciphers what goes on in our heads, from waking up to sleeping.
And demonstrates, with neuroscientific studies in support, the benefits of a good slice of fun on our morale and our physique.
Goofing around with children would boost their memory, watching funny videos would increase our motivation at work, and laughing out loud would be as beneficial as a jog.
One, two, three, laugh!
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The older we get, the less we laugh.
Why, once you become an adult, do you mess around in moderation?
Sylvie Chokron…
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