In Taiwan, scientific research into laughter is just getting underway. A literature review by Chang Chueh, an associate professor with National Taiwan University's Institute of Health Policy and Management, reveals that Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has long discouraged laughter.
國內對笑的科學研究尚在起步階段，台大衛生政策與管理所副教授張玨的文獻研究指出，傳統中醫對大笑其實是採取避之唯恐不及的態度。