Robert raymond provine was born in tulsa, on may 11, 1943. Professor of psychology and neuroscience at the university of maryland, baltimore county, robert r. Provine writes about many other curious studies, about the illnesses that can impair or propagate laughter, about the neurological explorations of the underresearched universal behavior of tickling, about the physiology of laughter and speech, about laugh epidemics that can paralyze schools, and about the pentecostals that get drunk in the. Provine, a neuroscientist who brought scientific rigor to the study of laughter, yawns, hiccups and other universal human behaviors that had previously gone largely unexplored, died oct. Robert provine, psychology research professor and professor emeritus, recently joined wbur radios here and now to explain why people laugh, a human behavior that is largely misunderstood and is something that people do involuntarily during the program, provine, a neuroscientist and author of curious behavior. A scientific investigation 2001, provine challenges and sometimes confirms things we think we know about everyday behavior. Yawning, laughing, hiccupping, and beyond provine robert r marlowes books. Upon investigation, these instinctive acts bear the imprint of our evolutionary origins and. Provines 2014 book curious behavior, brought together 20 years of ethological and laboratory research on laughter, yawning, tickling, emotional tearing, and related topics. Robert provine joins wburs here and now to explain the. Robert provine boldly goes where other scientists seldom treadin search of hiccups. Provine extended his study of such nonverbal vocalizations well beyond laughter.
In curious behavior, robert provine provides clear, entertaining, and most importantly datadriven accounts of familiar yet overlooked human quirks. Adventures in the strange science of sleep by david k. Provine is a neuroscientist and professor of psychology at the university of marylandbaltimore county. Yawning, laughing, hiccupping, and beyond robert r. The walkietalkie theory is presented in his book laughter. Robert provine, an authority on laughter, is dead at 76. Read observer coverage of provines research on social contagion and laughter here. Provine, would not be so reticent in describing the other one. Curious behavior kindle edition by provine, robert r.
Robert provine professor emeritus, university of maryland, baltimore county. We laugh, fart, shed tears, yawn, belch, hiccup, cough, scratch, and sneeze, and do so in curiously communicative ways. Neuroscientist robert provine turns an evolutionary lens on everything from the gross to the faintly improper. Provine 19432019 was a research professorprofessor emeritus at the university of maryland, baltimore county, where he studied the development and evolution of the nervous system. Provines book curious behavior examined other behaviors humans and many animals have in common, including crying, tearing up in emotion, sneezing and belching. N euroscientist robert provine, known for his groundbreaking research on common but mysterious human behavior such as laughter and yawning, died october 17 of complications from nonhodgkins lymphoma, according to the washington post. Our earthiest instinctive acts bear the imprint of our evolutionary origins and can be valuable tools for understanding how the human brain works and what makes us different from other species. His new book, which is about many instinctive behaviors, could pack a similar punch. Robert provine boldly goes where other scientists seldom treadin search of hiccups, coughs, yawns, sneezes, and other lowly, undignified human behaviors. In a steady flood of scholarly papers and wellreceived books for general audiences such as curious behavior. Robert provine, scholar of laughter, yawns and hiccups. Provine studied human social behaviors through innovative methods. Robert provine boldly goes where other scientists seldom treadin. A scientific investigation, in addition to over 50 book chapters, essays, and research articles.
A scientific investigation was selected as one of the 25 books to remember from 2000 by the new york public library. Upon investigation, these instinctive acts bear the imprint of our evolutionary origins and can be uniquely valuable tools for understanding how the human brain works and what makes us different from other species. A scientific investigation shares his findings of over thirty years of work in his laughter lab at umbc in collaboration with many graduate students over the years. Robert provine, researcher of universal human behavior. Read curious behavior yawning, laughing, hiccupping, and beyond by robert r.
As a neuroscientist and professor of psychology, provine advocates the notion of small science, which is the idea that many. Robert provine, scholar of laughter, yawns, and hiccups. In curious behavior, robert provine provides clear, entertaining, and most. Provine, 9780674048515, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Many activities showcased in curious behavior are contagious, but none. Yawning, laughing, hiccupping, and beyond, and more on. This book is a must have for any connoisseur of human behavior, whether. Curious behavior and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Curious behavior paperback yawning, laughing, hiccupping, and beyond. This 288page book is composed of the following thirteen chapters curious behaviors. Yawning, laughing, hiccupping and beyond 2012 and laughter. Provine has written a stimulating book on the everyday quirks of behavior.
Since retiring, he continues to teach parttime, do a bit of research and writing, and remain engaged in the practice of science in the public arena providing popular accounts of. Yawning, laughing, hiccuping and beyond by robert r. Provine finds revelations in yawns, tears, laughs, sneezes, and other instinctive human behavior by noy thrupkaew, august 12, 2012, 12. Yawning, laughing, hiccupping, and beyond provine, robert r. Provine curious behavior is an interesting yet incomplete popscience book that covers our most curious behaviors. Yawning, laughing, hiccupping and beyond by robert r. Robert provine, 1943 2019 association for psychological science. Instinctive human behavior, prenatal behavior, behavioral contagion, selected publications. Yawning, laughing, hiccupping, and beyond by robert r. Curious behavior hardcover yawning, laughing, hiccupping, and beyond. Provine boldly goes where other scientists seldom treadin search of hiccups, coughs, yawns, sneezes, and other lowly, u. Provine, a neuroscientist and professor of psychology at the university of maryland, baltimore county, studies the development and evolution of the nervous system and behavior, including human social behavior. Yawning, laughing, hiccupping, and beyond and laughter.
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