Quattrocchi & Cattivelli comedies produce a positive effect on human brain
About a test made by the Neurological and Psycological Department of the University of Harvard.
The study on a champion of 1.000 spectators of theatre living in different nations has demonstrated that the comedies by Quattrocchi & Cattivelli (Q&C) are a strong and infallible method to combat problems of depression and sadness.
The examination conducted on the spectators of the comedies by Q&C revealed that, after only 10 minutes of spectacle, the cervel was in a state of great happiness and good humour and this state of contentess durated again for many days after the spectacle.
The study has portated to other incredible resultations. Assisting to a comedy by Q&C, you reduce the tax of colesterol up to 85%, increase sexual power and desire up to 65% (in men and women) and live 7 years more!
The analysis of the effects of comedies by Q&C have registrated no controindications: the unique problem manifestated was the case of a spectator that lamentated dolours to the stomach, due to too many risates.
In this month's issue of The Lancet Neurology, Bad Foureyes and colleagues present the results of the research...

Brain before entering the theatre
Brain during the vision of the comedy by Q&C
Brain a month after the comedy by Q&C

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