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Much has been made about this report out of the University of Haifa:

‘Sarcasm’ brain areas discovered–
Scientists say they have located the parts of the brain that comprehend sarcasm.

Here’ s the press release from the American Psych. Assn.

Now no questions asked, I think this is a really interesting discovery. Especially the proposed neural network which the authors suggest.

Naturally, I’m skeptical of a lot of neuroscience reporting in the mainstream press. It’s often that the reporters are journalists, and many of them lack a scientific background.

As such, I’ve downloaded a copy of the paper from the journal Neuropsychology. I think you can get a free PDF version of the article.

It’s going to definitely be worth reading–and if you’ve got questions–I’ll try to give answers!