Differentiation of stages in joke comprehension: Evidence from an ERP study

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 149-157

  Du, Xue ^a   Qin, Yigui ^a   Tu, Shen ^a   Yin, Huazhan ^b   Wang, Ting ^c   Yu, Caiyun ^a   Qiu, Jiang ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHONGQING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHONGQING UNIVERSITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Event related potentials (ERPs); Humor; Joke; Source localization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CHINA; CINGULATE GYRUS; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN MAPPING; CHINA; COMPREHENSION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; STUDENTS; TEMPORAL LOBE; WIT AND HUMOR AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876325383     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207594.2012.665162     Document Type: Article

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