Topic · Social Psychology · Psychology
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3 papers
Zarae A. Allen, Christopher James Zajic, Christina M. Leckfor, Erin L. Dolan, Trevor T. Tuma
This study examines how instructor humor affects student emotions in lab courses, finding that student perceptions of humor better predict emotional outcomes than researcher observations.
Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education · Nov 7, 2025Peer-reviewedScientific Communication & Education
Lauri Nummenmaa, Tuulia Malén, Sanaz Nazari‐Farsani, Kerttu Seppälä, Lihua Sun, Severi Santavirta, Henry K. Karlsson, Matthew Hudson, Jussi Hirvonen, Mikko E. Sams, Sophie Kerttu Scott, Vesa Putkinen
The paper investigates the neural basis of laughter and crying using fMRI and MVPA, finding distinct brain networks for each emotion with overlapping suppression.
NeuroImage · Apr 6, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience
Florian Bitsch, Philipp Berger, Andréas Fink, Arne Nagels, Benjamin Straube, Irina Falkenberg
The paper investigates brain mechanisms underlying humor generation using fMRI, finding that neural antagonism between cognitive control and emotional memory regions correlates with increased humor production.
Scientific Reports · May 21, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience