Discovery of Brain Areas That Understand Irony
"Scientists say they have located the parts of the brain that comprehend sarcasm - honestly. By comparing healthy people and those with damage to different parts of the brain, they found the front of the brain was a key to understanding irony. Damage to any of three different areas could render individuals unable to understand sarcastic comments."
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Have you got a reference for this article, or a link? Thanks!
Here you go: The Neuroanatomical Basis of Understanding Sarcasm and Its Relationship to Social Cognition
Fantastic! Thank you very much!