News tagged with jokes

Can you guess what happened last?

(Medical Xpress)—We can often predict what people are going to do. But is it possible to guess what it was that made them do it? Guessing what provoked a reaction by simply observing a brief sample of behaviour ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Apr 23, 2013 | not rated yet | 1 |

Researchers find confidence is key to women's spatial skills

Boosting a woman's confidence makes her better at spatial tasks, University of Warwick scientists have found, suggesting skills such as parking and map-reading could come more easily if a woman is feeling good about herself.

Psychology & Psychiatry Dec 05, 2011 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

Is gallows humor in medicine wrong?

Doctors and other medical professionals occasionally joke about their patients' problems. Some of these jokes are clearly wrong, but some joking between medical professionals is not only ethical, it can actually be beneficial, ...

Other Sep 26, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

Psychologists find that jokes help us cope with horrifying images

The key is to not think of death as an end, but as more of a very effective way to cut down on your expenses. – Woody Allen

Psychology & Psychiatry Aug 02, 2011 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0

How the brain processes humour helps us understand emotions felt by vegetative state patients

(Medical Xpress) -- How the human brain processes jokes may help researchers determine if a person in a vegetative state can experience positive emotions – a breakthrough that could help friends, relatives and doctors ...

Neuroscience Jul 07, 2011 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 1

Brain scan reveals how our brain processes jokes

(Medical Xpress) -- A new Medical Research Council (MRC) study which has uncovered how our brain responds to jokes, could help to determine whether patients in a vegetative state can experience positive emotions.

Neuroscience Jun 30, 2011 | not rated yet | 1