Lauchter

Lauchter is a pheesical reaction in humans an some ither species o primate, consistin teepically o rhythmical, eften audible contractions o the diaphragm an ither pairts o the respiratory seestem. It is a response tae certain fremmit or internal stimuli. Gelotology is the study o lauchter and its effecks on the body, frae a psychological and physiological perspective. Its proponents aften advocate induction o lauchter on therapeutic grunds in alternative medicine. The field o study wis pioneered by William F. Fry o Stanford University.