How Being Funny Changes the Brain

Originally shared by Neuroscience News

How Being Funny Changes the Brain

Full article at http://neurosciencenews.com/humor-brain-neurobiology-6164

USC researchers pinpoint the regions of the brain that spark during the telling of a funny story.

The research is in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. (full open access)

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Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap

Robot comedian does a standup routine and reacts to the audience

Researchers from Queen Mary’s Cognitive Science Research Group are using RoboThespian to study how the audience relates to a robot performer, and what adjustments the robot can make on the fly to better connect with its audience.

http://io9.com/robot-comedian-does-a-standup-routine-and-reacts-to-the-1160115778
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL5ZtBO4NzM&feature=share