If jogging is a joke, who should have the last laugh?

If jogging is a joke, who should have the last laugh?

NITROUS OXIDE Who will have the last laugh?

Right hemisphere has the last laugh: neural dynamics of joke appreciation

Understanding a joke relies on semantic, mnemonic, inferential, and emotional contributions from multiple brain areas. Anatomically constrained magnetoencephalography (aMEG) combining high-density whole-head MEG with anatomical magnetic resonance imaging allowed us to estimate where the humor-specific brain activations occur and to understand their temporal sequence. Punch lines provided either...

Lucifer’s Last Laugh: The Devil Is in the Details

Philip Zimbardo has studied human behavior in social situations for decades, and his efforts have given us some of the most memorable glimpses into the surprising possibilities of social behavior. Among these, the Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE) has pride of place. Conducted in the basement of the psychology department over 6 days in 1971, the SPE has become one of the icons of situationism, o...

Who Is a Bilingual?

The question of who is and who is not a bilingual is more difficult to answer than it first appears. Bilingualism was long regarded as the equal mastery of two languages, a definition that still prevails in certain glossaries of linguistics. However, today's complex world requires a more exact definition and analysis of the competencies that community members require to interact with speakers o...