Allan L. Reiss
Publication Details
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Anomalous hypothalamic responses to humor in cataplexy.
PLoS One. 2008; (5): e2225
Cataplexy is observed in a subset of patients with narcolepsy and affects approximately 1 in 2,000 persons. Cataplexy is most often triggered by strong emotions such as laughter, which can result in transient, yet debilitating, muscle atonia. The objective of this study was to examine the neural systems underlying humor processing in individuals with cataplexy.
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