Humour appreciation: a role of the right frontal lobe
Humour appreciation: a role of the right frontal lobe
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DOI：
10.1093/brain/122.4.657
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发表时间：
1999-04-01
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影响因子：
14.5
通讯作者：
Stuss, DT
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作者：
Shammi, P;Stuss, DT
幽默在人类的社会互动中占有特殊的位置。通过测试在大脑各个区域中局灶性损害的患者，研究了大脑区域和潜在的幽默欣赏的潜在心理过程。一个特定的大脑区域，右额叶，最大程度地破坏了欣赏幽默的能力。该大脑区域损害的个体的反应也较少，身体或情感反应减少（笑声，微笑）。在幽默欣赏测试中的性能与评估认知过程的测试相关联，牢记信息（工作记忆）的能力与言语（笑话）和非语言（卡通）测试有关幽默欣赏的能力。此外，特定类型的幽默检验的需求与认知过程相关，口头幽默与言语抽象能力和心理转移相关，而卡通幽默与将注意力集中在细节上并在视觉上搜索环境的能力相关。右额叶的能力在整合认知和情感信息方面可能是独一无二的，这是与其他复杂人类能力相关的整合，例如情节记忆和自我意识。
Humour occupies a special place in human social interactions. The brain regions and the potential psychological processes underlying humour appreciation were investigated by testing patients who had focal damage in various areas of the brain. A specific brain region, the right frontal lobe, most disrupted the ability to appreciate humour. The individuals with damage in this brain region also reacted less, with diminished physical or emotional responses (laughter, smiling). Performance on the humour appreciation tests used were correlated in a distinct pattern with tests assessing cognitive processes, The ability to hold information in mind (working memory) was related to both verbal (jokes) and non-verbal (cartoon) tests of humour appreciation. In addition, the demands of the specific type of humour test were related in a logical manner to cognitive processes, verbal humour being associated with verbal abstraction ability and mental shifting and cartoon humour being related to the abilities to focus attention to details and to visually search the environment. The ability of the right frontal lobe may be unique in integrating cognitive and affective information, an integration relevant for other complex human abilities, such as episodic memory and self-awareness.