gelotology
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Gelotology — is the study of humor and laughter, its effects on the human body, and of medical abnormalities of laughing. It is also the psychological and physiological study of laughter. The word is from the Greek gelos, geloto meaning laugh, laughter,… … Wikipedia
Laughter — For other uses, see Laughter (disambiguation). Laugh redirects here. For other uses, see Laugh (disambiguation). Snicker redirects here. For other uses, see Snickers (disambiguation). A man laughing Laughing is a reaction to certain stimuli,… … Wikipedia
Humour — Hilarity redirects here. For the U.S. Navy ship, see USS Hilarity (AM 241). Hilarious redirects here. For the stand up special by Louis C.K., see Hilarious (album). For other uses, see Humour (disambiguation). Smiling can imply a sense of humour… … Wikipedia
Smile — For other uses, see Smile (disambiguation). Smiling redirects here. For the Theresa Fu album, see Smiling (album). A woman smiling. A smile is a facial expression formed by flexing the muscles near both ends of the mouth.[ … Wikipedia
Facial expression — Photographs from the 1862 book Mécanisme de la Physionomie Humaine by Guillaume Duchenne. Through electric stimulation, Duchenne determined which muscles were responsible for different facial expressions. Charles Darwin would later republish some … Wikipedia
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals — Infobox Book name = The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals image caption = author = Charles Darwin illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English subject = Emotion publisher = John Murray pub date = 1872… … Wikipedia
Humor research — is a multidisciplinary field which enters the domains of psychology, philosophy, linguistics, sociology, history and literature. More recently, computational humor, a subdomain of the computer science and artificial intelligence emerged, which… … Wikipedia
Allen Klein (author) — Allen Klein, author [http://www.allenkelin.com] Allen Klein (born April 26, 1938) is a pioneer in gelotology and the therapeutic humor movement. He is an American author and lecturer on the stress relieving benefits of humor and on gallows humor … Wikipedia
