Definition of laughter
World laughter master
Belachew Girma
Under certain our body performs “Rhythmic Vocalized, Expiratory,
and Involuntary action” (Britannic 1999) fifteen facial muscles
contract and there is electrical stimulation of the Zeugmatic major
muscle (the main lifting mechanism of your upper lip) occurs, mean
while, the respiratory system is upset by the epiglottis half- closing
the larynx, so that the while the mouth is opening and closing and
struggle for oxygen intake continue, the face becomes moist and often
red (or purple) Noises often accompany this odd behavior “rough
from controllers snickers, escaped chortles and spontaneous giggles,
to ridiculous cackles, noisy hoot, and up – rorarious, guffaws”
Glottology: Means a study on physical, mental (psychological) social
and spiritual aspect of laughter. First of all, laughter is not the same as
humor. Laughter is the physiological response to humor. Laughter
consists of two parts – a set of gestures and the production of a sound.
When we laugh, the brain pressures us to conduct both those
activities simultaneously. When we laugh heartily, changes occur in
many parts of the body, even the arm, leg and trunk muscles.
If you want to get specific about it, it works like this: under certain
conditions, our bodies perform what the Encyclopedia Britannica
describes as “rhythmic, vocalized, expiratory and involuntary action”
better known as laugher. Fifteen facial muscles contract and
stimulation of the Zygomatic major muscle (the main lifting
mechanism of your upper lip) occurs. Mean while, the respiratory
system is upset by the epiglottis half-closing the larynx, so that air
intake occurs irregularly, making you gasp. In extreme circumstances,
the tear ducts are activated, so that while the mouth is opening and
closing and the struggle for oxygen intake continues, the face
becomes moist and often red (or purple). The noises that usually
accompany this bizarre behavior range from sedate giggles to
boisterous guffaws.
Behavioral neurobiologist and pioneering laugher researcher
Robert Provine jokes that he has encountered on major problem in
his study of laughter. The problem is that laughter disappears just
when he is ready to observe it – especially in the laboratory. One of
his studies looked at the sonic structure of laughter. He discovered
that all human laughter consists of variations on a basic form that
consists of short, vowel-like notes repeated every 210
milliseconds. Laughter can be of the “ha-ha-ha” variety or the “hoho-ho” type but not a mixture of both, he says. Provine also
suggests that human have a “detector” that responds to laughter
by triggering other neural circuits in the brain, which, in turn,
generates more laughter. This explains why laughter is contagious.
Humor researcher Peter Derks describes laughter response as “a
really quick, automatic type of behavior.” “In fact, how quickly our
brain recognizes the incongruity that lies at the heart of most
humor we laugh,” he says.
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