title: Weak with laughter.
abstract: We found a marked reduction of H-reflex amplitude during laughter, suggesting that motor inhibition may underlie the feeling of being "weak with laughter". This effect may have a role in cataplexy, which is preferentially elicited by laughter.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Overeem
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Lammers
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: van Dijk
mesh_terms: D002385:Cataplexy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006181:H-Reflex / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007845:Laughter / Q000502:physiology*; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology