{"id":75313,"date":"2018-09-11T15:16:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T20:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/?p=75313"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:43:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T21:43:52","slug":"dr-hector-adames-discusses-the-health-impact-of-laughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/news\/dr-hector-adames-discusses-the-health-impact-of-laughter\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Adames on the impact of laughter on health"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"clearfix\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/lifestyles\/sc-fam-burt-reynolds-laughter-0918-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In this article<\/a> with the &#8220;Chicago Tribune&#8221;, Associate Department Chair Dr. Hector Adames discusses the health impact of laughter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Laughter has great benefits for our relationships, as well as our physical health and cognition.<\/em>\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/lifestyles\/sc-fam-burt-reynolds-laughter-0918-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/lifestyles\/sc-fam-burt-reynolds-laughter-0918-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-75426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/HectorAdames1Cropped-1.jpg\" alt=\"man on telephone\" width=\"234\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/HectorAdames1Cropped-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/HectorAdames1Cropped-1-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/HectorAdames1Cropped-1-293x209.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a>Dr. Hector Y. Adames, obtained his doctorate in clinical psychology from Wright State University in Ohio. He completed an internship in neuropsychology and a postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at the Boston University School of Medicine and the Center for Translational Cognitive Neuroscience. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/academics\/faculty\/byname\/hector_adames\/searchquery\/hectoradames\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article with the &#8220;Chicago Tribune&#8221;, Associate Department Chair Dr. Hector Adames discusses the health impact of laughter. \u201cLaughter has great benefits for our relationships, as well as our physical health and cognition.\u201d\u00a0Read more. &nbsp; Dr. Hector Y. Adames, obtained his doctorate in clinical psychology from Wright State University in Ohio. He completed an internship in neuropsychology and a postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at the Boston University School of Medicine and the Center for Translational Cognitive Neuroscience. 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