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Lancet, The, 1999
We found a marked reduction of H-reflex amplitude during laughter, suggesting that motor inhibition may underlie the feeling of being "weak with laughter". This effect may have a role in cataplexy, which is preferentially elicited by laughter.
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We found a marked reduction of H-reflex amplitude during laughter, suggesting that motor inhibition may underlie the feeling of being "weak with laughter". This effect may have a role in cataplexy, which is preferentially elicited by laughter.
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2022
Laughter As Politics offers a novel account of laughter’s role in contemporary political life. A world awash in hilarity has rendered the traditional philosophical question of whether laughter should play a role in politics obsolete. Faced with the laughter generated by late-night comedians, Twitter trolls, and reality TV presidents,
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Laughter As Politics offers a novel account of laughter’s role in contemporary political life. A world awash in hilarity has rendered the traditional philosophical question of whether laughter should play a role in politics obsolete. Faced with the laughter generated by late-night comedians, Twitter trolls, and reality TV presidents,
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1984
Knowledge of laughter, other than of its clinical manifestations, is tenuous. A unique, ubiquitous human phenomenon, laughter has largely been neglected by medical investigators and relegated to philosophers and naturalists, particularly Darwin. Clinical manifestations are well described, but the many physiological changes accompanying laughter are not.
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Knowledge of laughter, other than of its clinical manifestations, is tenuous. A unique, ubiquitous human phenomenon, laughter has largely been neglected by medical investigators and relegated to philosophers and naturalists, particularly Darwin. Clinical manifestations are well described, but the many physiological changes accompanying laughter are not.
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Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 1992
The benefits of humor have been accepted throughout human history. Humor is widely accepted for its positive physiological and psychological effects in a variety of situations. The psychiatric literature purports humor as an effective tool in psychiatric illness and psychotherapy.
R, Davidhizar, M, Bowen
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The benefits of humor have been accepted throughout human history. Humor is widely accepted for its positive physiological and psychological effects in a variety of situations. The psychiatric literature purports humor as an effective tool in psychiatric illness and psychotherapy.
R, Davidhizar, M, Bowen
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The Psychoanalytic Quarterly, 1950
(1950). The Meaning of Laughter. The Psychoanalytic Quarterly: Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 192-201.
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(1950). The Meaning of Laughter. The Psychoanalytic Quarterly: Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 192-201.
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Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1990
A man experienced one hour and 40 minutes of continual, inappropriate, uncontrollable laughter. The onset was preceded by a single-inhalation exposure to an insecticide of very low toxicity. The episode was terminated by a single dose of IV diazepam. A discussion of pathological laughter, including its proposed pathophysiology, differential diagnosis ...
G L, Zellers, M, Frank, J, Dougherty
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A man experienced one hour and 40 minutes of continual, inappropriate, uncontrollable laughter. The onset was preceded by a single-inhalation exposure to an insecticide of very low toxicity. The episode was terminated by a single dose of IV diazepam. A discussion of pathological laughter, including its proposed pathophysiology, differential diagnosis ...
G L, Zellers, M, Frank, J, Dougherty
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1979
Hence loathed Melancholy... Haste thee nymph, and bring with thee Jest and youthful Jollity, Quips and Cranks, and wanton Wiles... Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter, holding both his sides. THREE centuries ago, John Milton thus invoked the laughing good times in L'Allegro . Today, in much the same spirit, albeit in less majestic words, we
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Hence loathed Melancholy... Haste thee nymph, and bring with thee Jest and youthful Jollity, Quips and Cranks, and wanton Wiles... Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter, holding both his sides. THREE centuries ago, John Milton thus invoked the laughing good times in L'Allegro . Today, in much the same spirit, albeit in less majestic words, we
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2019
Faulkner’s portraits of Native Americans have been hotly debated, and it is true his lack of deep knowledge of Mississippi’s Native culture forced him to invent rather generously. To his credit, however, he presented multi-faceted characters, who range from the appalling to the appealing, displaying a full spectrum of human feelings.
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Faulkner’s portraits of Native Americans have been hotly debated, and it is true his lack of deep knowledge of Mississippi’s Native culture forced him to invent rather generously. To his credit, however, he presented multi-faceted characters, who range from the appalling to the appealing, displaying a full spectrum of human feelings.
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