Summarise the extract in ONE fluent paragrapn. Entitle your summary "Why we should laugh more." Do not use more than 80 WORDS. Use your OWN words as far as possible Indicate the total number of words in brackets at the end of your summary. A laughing matter Fifteen muscles in your face contract, your upper lip automatically lifts, blood rushes to your face, strange sounds come from your throat and soon the people around you show the same symptoms. Laughter is contagious! Why do humans laugh? Scientists have various theories. Laughter probably became part of human behaviour because it promotes human bonding. Laughing with other people is relaxing and sends the message that they do not have to fear you. Langhter helps humans come to term with fear. That is why there are so many jokes about illness and death. Comedian Bill Cosby summed it up so accurately when he said: "If you can laugh at it, you can survive it." 5. Laughter can also be used to exercise power over others. The person who has the ability to make the group laugh, controls the group. Research has shown that bosses tend to crack more jokes thar their employees. 6. There is a link between laughter and creativity. Humour encourages out-of-the-box thinking. Humour expert professor William Fry says, "Humour often involves bringing together two items the do not have an obvious connection and creating a relationship."