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From positive psychology to positive biology: laughter and longevity
Exploration of Medicine, 2023 Gelotology (the study of laughter) has it seems mainly evaded the attention of longevity scientists, positive biologists, and geroscientists. However, the potential of laughter to result in immediate improved affect, increase overall well-being, reduce ...
Freda Gonot-Schoupinsky
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Virginia Stephen (Woolf) et le rire comme horizon
Études Britanniques Contemporaines, 2011 It is quite unusual to connect Virginia Woolf with laughter. However, in 1905, Virginia Stephen published in The Guardian an essay called ‘The Value of Laughter’. Laughter is what the young essayist calls for.
Christine Reynier
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Effect of Laughter Therapy on the Psychological and Physiological State of a Person
PsichologijaThe study of laughter therapy can help people better understand how laughter can reduce stress, boost mood, and improve the immune system and overall physical condition, so this topic is quite relevant and necessary in the modern world. The influence of
Liana Spytska
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Laughter, bonding and biological evolution
The European Journal of Humour Research, 2022 This paper combines perspectives from evolutionary biology and linguistics to discuss the early evolution of laughter and the possible role of laughter-like vocalisation as a bonding mechanism in hominins and early human species.
Cliff Goddard, David Lambert
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Autistic adults perceive and experience laughter differently to non-autistic adults
Scientific ReportsHuman interaction is immersed in laughter; though genuine and posed laughter are acoustically distinct, they are both crucial socio-emotional signals.
Ceci Q. Cai +4 more
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Feature Disentangling and Combination Implemented by Spin–Orbit Torque Magnetic Tunnel Junctions
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.Spin–orbit torque magnetic tunnel junctions (SOT‐MTJs) enable efficient feature disentangling and integration in image data. A proposed algorithm leverages SOT‐MTJs as true random number generators to disentangle and recombine features in real time, with experimental validation on emoji and facial datasets.
Xiaohan Li +15 more
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Structural problems without structural solutions? Youth leaders' perceptions of their community
American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract As young people explore and reflect on the conditions of their neighborhoods and communities, they can forge a critical consciousness—merging their perspectives and analysis to direct both individual and collective actions. Photovoice is a methodological tool that allows participants to document their perspectives and analysis and discuss with
Linnea L. Hjelm +4 more
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Foucault, Laughter, and Gendered Normalization
Foucault Studies, 2015 Thus far, little attention has been paid by Foucauldian scholars to the role of laughter in our subjectivation and normalization, nor to the possible roles of laughter practices in political resistance.
Emily R. Douglas
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Journal of Epidemiology, 2021 Background: The frequency of laughter has been associated with cardiovascular disease and related biomarkers, but no previous studies have examined association between laughter and changes in blood pressure levels.
Satomi Ikeda +13 more
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Mobile technologies have become significant resources for crisis communication and social support in recent years. However, despite empirical evidence pointing to the centrality of these technologies for parenthood in everyday life, it is yet unknown how parents' coping resources play a role in the digital environment.
Daphna Yeshua‐Katz +2 more
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