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  2. Laughter - Wikipedia

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    Laughter is a pleasant physical reaction and emotion consisting usually of rhythmical, usually audible contractions of the diaphragm and other parts of the respiratory system. It is a response to certain external or internal stimuli. Laughter can rise from such activities as being tickled, [1] or from humorous stories, imagery, videos or ...

  3. Adding laughter to your life can boost health and healing ...

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    As a primary care doctor, Richardson encourages patients to prioritize joy in their lives; he said laughter is an excellent way to do so. ‘Laughter Therapy’ Is Shown To Reduce Heart Disease ...

  4. The way we laugh when tickled is ‘uniquely different’ from ...

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    The way we laugh when tickled may be a response conserved by evolution, distinguishing it clearly from laughter caused by other triggers, scientists conclude. For instance, there is heightened ...

  5. Gelotology - Wikipedia

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    Gelotology (from the Greek γέλως gelos "laughter") [1] is the study of laughter and its effects on the body, from a psychological and physiological perspective. Its proponents often advocate induction of laughter on therapeutic grounds in alternative medicine. The field of study was pioneered by William F. Fry of Stanford University. [2]

  6. Humor research - Wikipedia

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    Laughter-like behavior is not unique to humans, but humans do display a much more consistent and complex use of humor and laughter than other animals. [6] The evolution and functions of laughter and humor have been explored in an attempt to understand how and why humor and laughter have become part of human existence.

  7. What Does The Way You Laugh Say About You? - AOL

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    “When you have a good laugh, you feel so refreshed and on top of the world. People who don’t laugh are likely dealing with a lot of stress and holding it in all the time. They probably don’t ...

  8. Laughter (book) - Wikipedia

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    laughter requires an indifference, a detachment from sensibility and emotion: it is more difficult to laugh when one is fully aware of the seriousness of a situation. it is difficult to laugh alone, and it is easier to laugh collectively. One who is excluded from a group of people does not laugh with them; there is often a complicity in laughter.

  9. Theories of humor - Wikipedia

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    Laughter and joy, according to relief theory, result from this release of excess nervous energy. [1] According to relief theory, humor is used mainly to overcome sociocultural inhibitions and reveal suppressed desires. It is believed that this is why we laugh while being tickled, due to a buildup of tension as the tickler "strikes." [1] [7]