Joyful screams perceived more strongly than screams of fear or anger

(University of Zurich) The human scream signals more than fear of imminent danger or entanglement in social conflicts. Screaming can also express joy or excitement. For the first time, researchers at the University of Zurich have demonstrated that non-alarming screams are even perceived and processed by the brain more efficiently than their alarming counterparts.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news