Neural correlates of humor detection and appreciation in children

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1784-1790

  Neely, Michelle N ^a   Walter, Elizabeth ^a   Black, Jessica M ^a,b   Reiss, Allan L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMOR; INFERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORO OCCIPITO PARIETAL JUNCTION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

AGE FACTORS; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PARIETAL LOBE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PILOT PROJECTS; REACTION TIME; TEMPORAL LOBE; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; WIT AND HUMOR AS TOPIC;

EID: 84856679722     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4172-11.2012     Document Type: Article

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