Insight into the mechanism that makes humor a useful tool in medicine

[Gareth Bratton]

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Although the beneficial effects of mirthful laughter on the physiological state of an individual is still hotly debated, the article below puts forward relatively new ideas concerning the nature of both laughter and humor, shedding some light on how beneficial changes come about.

Laughter as an exapted displacement activity: the implications for humor theory


https://sites.google.com/site/basilhughhall/anewtheoryoflaughterandhumor