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    The Laughing Brain: The Neuroscience Behind Comedy

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    Journal article
    Date
    2021-12
    Author
    Lockwood, Kathryn
    Wolf, Madison
    Abraham, Ashish
    Gedupoori, Naveen
    Sposit, Chelsea
    Gillespie, Aria
    Department
    Psychology and Neuroscience
    Subject
    Comedy
    Cognition
    Affective neuroscience
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/7811
    
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/7783
    Abstract
    Imagine yourself sitting in front of your television watching Saturday Night Live (SNL). Michael Che just blurted a line on the Weekend Update segment “the CDC [is] warning people not to eat raw cookie dough because it may contain germs that cause diarrhea, but on the bright side, you can eat cookie dough without gaining weight!” [1]. Not much thought goes into your laughter– as it is an innate physical reaction that comes as naturally as crying [2]. But, have you ever wondered why that line evoked such a reaction from you, but not from your mom who was also watching the show alongside you? In the neuroscientific community, there is a dearth of knowledge on the science behind comedy [3]. Following that intrigue, this article will investigate the neuroscience behind laughter and comedy by utilizing existing research to foster a strong understanding of this topic and potential areas to be investigated in the future.
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    Lockwood, K., Wolf, M., Abraham, A., Gedupoori, N., Sposit, C., & Gillespie, A. (2021). The laughing brain: The neuroscience behind comedy. Grey Matters, 2, 58-59.
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    Available at: https://greymattersjournaltu.org/issue-2/the-laughing-brain-the-neuroscience-behind-comedy
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    Grey Matters, Iss. 2, Fall 2021
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