Laughter - Physiology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Laugh yourself into a healthier person: a cross cultural analysis of the effects of varying levels of laughter on health.

26 Jul 2009 This cross-cultural study explored along with various personality factors the relationship between laughter and disease prevalence. Previous studies have only determined the effect of laughter on various health dimensions, whereas, this study ... Read more...

Differentiation of emotions in laughter at the behavioral level.

30 May 2009 Although laughter is important in human social interaction, its role as a communicative signal is poorly understood. Because laughter is expressed in various emotional contexts, the question arises as to whether different emotions are communicated. ... Read more...

The effects of laughter on post-prandial glucose levels and gene expression in type 2 diabetic patients.

16 May 2009 This report mainly summarizes the results of our study in which the physiological effects of laughter--as a positive emotional expression--were analyzed with respect to gene expression changes to demonstrate the hypothesis that the mind and genes ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Laughter - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Laugh yourself into a healthier person: a cross cultural analysis of the effects of varying levels of laughter on health. 26 Jul 2009
• Differentiation of emotions in laughter at the behavioral level. 30 May 2009
• The effects of laughter on post-prandial glucose levels and gene expression in type 2 diabetic patients. 16 May 2009
• Gelastic seizures: A case of lateral frontal lobe epilepsy and review of the literature. 15 Apr 2009
• Hearty humor. 30 Mar 2009
• Divergent effects of laughter and mental stress on arterial stiffness and central hemodynamics. 25 Feb 2009
• Laughter and war in Berlin. 30 Dec 2008
• Assessment of laughter by diaphragm electromyogram. 30 Dec 2008
• [Surprise me!--humour as a biological phenomenon II] 13 Dec 2008
• [The comfort of a pleasant discomfort. Humour as a biological phenomenon I] 13 Dec 2008
• [The neurology of laughter] 10 Nov 2008
• Treatable fluctuating mental impairment in a patient with Bardet-Biedl syndrome. 17 Oct 2008
• Pathological laughing as a manifestation in a clinically isolated brainstem syndrome: a case report. 23 Sep 2008
• Pathological laughter in a patient with Rathke cleft cyst. Sep 2008
• Salivary free radical-scavenging activity is affected by physical and mental activities. 30 Aug 2008
• Correct definition and reference of the term "status gelasticus". 30 Aug 2008
• Pathological laughter caused by frontal glioblastoma: case report. 29 Jun 2008
• Smile therapy. 30 May 2008
• Relationship between smiling and laughter in humans (Homo sapiens): testing the power asymmetry hypothesis. 16 Apr 2008
• Kinematic analysis of facial behaviour in patients with schizophrenia under emotional stimulation by films with "Mr. Bean". 30 Mar 2008

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Technical information about 'Laughter'

Definition: An involuntary expression of merriment and pleasure; it includes the patterned motor responses as well as the inarticulate vocalization.

Descriptor UI: D007845

Alternative terms: Laughter; Laughters;

Related Mesh Headings: Wit and Humor as Topic; Laughter Therapy;

Allowable Qualifiers: physiology; psychology;

Tree Number: F01.145.209.530.614; F01.470.693;