Cognitive psychologist Shelia M. Kennison examines how humor is involved in cognition and memory, human development, and overall mental and physical health.
Cognitive psychologist Shelia M. Kennison examines how humor is involved in cognition and memory, human development, and overall mental and physical health.
List of Tables and Figures Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Theories and Early Methodologies Theoretical Considerations Early Methodologies in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Humor Summary 2. Abnormal Humor Processing Due to Brain Aging, Injury, and Degeneration Humor Processing in Older Adults Humor Processing Following Brain Damage Humor Processing in Degenerative Brain Diseases Pathological Laughter: When Laughter and Mirth Occur Without a Triggering Event Summary 3. Electroencephalography Studies of Humor Comprehension Overview of Electroencephalography Methodology Early Electroencephalography/Event-Related Brain Potential Studies of Humor Comprehension The Three-Stage Model of Humor Comprehension Summary 4. fMRI Studies of Humor Overview of the fMRI Methodology Early fMRI Studies of Humor Comprehension fMRI Evidence for a Three-Stage Model of Humor Comprehension Summary 5. Brain Stimulation Studies of Laughter, Mirth, and Humor Processing Electrical Brain Stimulation Deep Brain Stimulation Transcranial Brain Stimulation Summary 6. The Development of Humor in Typical and Atypical Individuals Mirth, Smiling, and Laughing in Infants Humor Development in Young Children Humor in Atypical Development Summary 7. Individual Differences in Humor Gender Differences Differences in Social Status Personality Differences Ability: Professional Versus Novice Comedians Humor and Heredity Summary 8. The Effects of Humor on the Mind and Body Humor and Health Physiological Effects of Humor The Effectiveness of Humor Interventions Summary 9. Evolutionary Perspectives on Humor Smiling, Laughing, and Playing Across Species Evolutionary Advantages of Humor Evolutionary Changes in Humor-Related Brain Regions Summary 10. Future Directions A Neural Signature of Humor Future Directions in Health Research Future Directions in Cross-Cultural Differences Research Future Directions in Research on Education and Training Closing Remarks Glossary References Index About the Author
List of Tables and Figures Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Theories and Early Methodologies Theoretical Considerations Early Methodologies in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Humor Summary 2. Abnormal Humor Processing Due to Brain Aging, Injury, and Degeneration Humor Processing in Older Adults Humor Processing Following Brain Damage Humor Processing in Degenerative Brain Diseases Pathological Laughter: When Laughter and Mirth Occur Without a Triggering Event Summary 3. Electroencephalography Studies of Humor Comprehension Overview of Electroencephalography Methodology Early Electroencephalography/Event-Related Brain Potential Studies of Humor Comprehension The Three-Stage Model of Humor Comprehension Summary 4. fMRI Studies of Humor Overview of the fMRI Methodology Early fMRI Studies of Humor Comprehension fMRI Evidence for a Three-Stage Model of Humor Comprehension Summary 5. Brain Stimulation Studies of Laughter, Mirth, and Humor Processing Electrical Brain Stimulation Deep Brain Stimulation Transcranial Brain Stimulation Summary 6. The Development of Humor in Typical and Atypical Individuals Mirth, Smiling, and Laughing in Infants Humor Development in Young Children Humor in Atypical Development Summary 7. Individual Differences in Humor Gender Differences Differences in Social Status Personality Differences Ability: Professional Versus Novice Comedians Humor and Heredity Summary 8. The Effects of Humor on the Mind and Body Humor and Health Physiological Effects of Humor The Effectiveness of Humor Interventions Summary 9. Evolutionary Perspectives on Humor Smiling, Laughing, and Playing Across Species Evolutionary Advantages of Humor Evolutionary Changes in Humor-Related Brain Regions Summary 10. Future Directions A Neural Signature of Humor Future Directions in Health Research Future Directions in Cross-Cultural Differences Research Future Directions in Research on Education and Training Closing Remarks Glossary References Index About the Author
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