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Humor Comprehension and Appreciation: An fMRI Study
2006
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
& Humor is a unique ability in human beings. Suls [A twostage model for the appreciation of jokes and cartoons. In P. E. Goldstein & J. H. McGhee (Eds.), The psychology of humour. Theoretical perspectives and empirical issues. New York: Academic Press, 1972, pp. 81-100] proposed a two-stage model of humor: detection and resolution of incongruity. Incongruity is generated when a prediction is not confirmed in the final part of a story. To comprehend humor, it is necessary to revisit the story,
doi:10.1162/jocn.2006.18.11.1789
pmid:17069470
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