Something funny happened to reward.
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The human reward system has been shown to be activated by a wide range of reinforcers, including food, money, sex, drugs, and beauty. Now, a recent fMRI study has found mesolimbic reward activation associated with humorous cartoons, providing a neurobiological link between theories of humour and hedonic processes in the brain.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Trends in cognitive sciences
دوره 8 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004