The Neuroscience Of What Jokes Are Funny
"Despite the importance of humour to human psychology, it is only the advances in brain imaging during the past decade that have enabled neuroscientists to pin down how the brain reacts when a joke tickles us. Armed with this knowledge, they are now solving the puzzle of why some jokes are funny to some people but leave others cold." New Scientist 02/01/10

Posted February 8, 2010 08:06 AM