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Humor and Laughter May Influence Health IV. Humor and Immune Function

2007; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; Volume: 6; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/ecam/nem149

1741-4288

Mary Bennett, Cecile A. Lengacher,

Film in Education and Therapy

This is the final article in a four part series reviewing the influence of humor and laughter on physiological and psychological well‐being. This final article reviews the evidence for the effect of sense of humor, exposure to a humor stimulus and laughter on various immune system components, with a focus on the effects of laughter on natural killer cell cytotoxicity.