Coherent with laughter: Subjective experience, behavior, and physiological responses during amusement and joy

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 211-218

  Herring, David R ^a   Burleson, Mary H ^b   Roberts, Nicole A ^b   Devine, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

Author keywords

Amusement; Cardiovascular; Coherence; Joy; Laughter; Positive emotion; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; EMOTIONS; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RESPIRATION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551620814     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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