https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal The Power of Laughter en-us 2019-05-02 16:47:50 UTC 2023-07-26 04:05:29 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f606.png mctovil https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/356309597 2019-05-02 17:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/356309597 mctovil https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/356309693 Ellen discusses the benefits to laughter. She talks about the reward centers of the brain being activated by laughter. This can lower stress and make us feel better. ]]> 2019-05-02 17:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/356309693 mctovil https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/356309952 Lynn, Amanda. Personal interview. 14 Apr. 2019.

Amanda Lynn was raised in a small town with her 2 siblings. She says humor helped her get through a difficult childhood. She see's the joy laughter brings and wants to share that with as many people as she can. She started writing and preforming comedy as a teenager and currently pursues her dream of making it to the big stage to share laughter.]]> 2019-05-02 17:11:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/356309952 mctovil https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/356310619 Robinson's study mostly confirmed the old adage, “Laughter is the best medicine.” Evidence shows laughter has a positive effect for patients of chronic and mental illnesses, as well as with pain management and other health benefits. Including: mental and physical health, building and maintaining relationships.]]> 2019-05-02 17:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/356310619 mctovil https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/356310743 Steve Mazan discusses his time doing a USO tour. He takes pride in making our service members laugh and is determined to break one hard shell. While he wasn't able to, his fellow comedian was able to make the stonefaced soldier laugh.


]]> 2019-05-02 17:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/356310743 mctovil https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/356310884 Discusses the importance of laughter. Also the different functions it has in society. She also states that a person in 30x more likely to laugh when in the company of others. This to me indicates that laughter and humor are indeed important social ques.]]> 2019-05-02 17:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/356310884 mctovil https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/356311001 This Ted Talk article discusses laughter. It states there isn't a lot of research done on laughter, because it is seen as a positive feeling and most people seem to research problems rather than positive aspects of life. ]]> 2019-05-02 17:13:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/356311001 mctovil https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/356311145 Taber discusses the origin and functions of laughter. They also see a positive correlation between the use of humor and healing in a medical setting. The authors argue “...humor can promote communication and strengthen relationships."

]]> 2019-05-02 17:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/356311145 mctovil https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/356311360 They studied people's brain activity when engaged in laughter  and show there are clear signs of heightened activity in the reward centers of the brain. To me this is proof that laughing makes you feel better and can have positive affects on mind and body.

]]> 2019-05-02 17:13:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/356311360 mctovil https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/356316035 Eagleman seeks to answer the question of who is in charge regarding self and challenges the concept of free will. Showing the complexity of brain functions and how they occur before our actions, he shows that we live part of our lives on autopilot.  So why are we conscious? It works similarly to humor; both humor and consciousness are reactions to the unexpected.]]> 2019-05-02 17:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/356316035 mctovil https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/358567055 Dr. Lyubansky discusses how laughter can be used as a shield from trauma. This will momentarily give relief from pain. He reminds us "that appearances can be deceiving...especially humor—can be used as a mask...from the pain." ]]> 2019-05-09 16:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/358567055 mctovil https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/358581891 Benedict Carey discusses the brain's function while being amused. It appears that the brain is more able to learn or remember something when we are being amused or just laughed at comedy. The indication is that laughter and being amused are positive feelings and they allow the brain to reach a more reactive state.]]> 2019-05-09 17:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/358581891 mctovil https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/362802171 2019-05-23 05:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mctovil/SP19Essay4Villarreal/wish/362802171