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Your Brain On... Comedy
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Exploring Laughter: From Safety Signals to Benign Violations
The chapter explores laughter as a communication tool for signaling safety and playfulness, rather than threat. It discusses the benign violation theory in understanding humor, where the perception of both danger and safety simultaneously leads to laughter. It delves into the evolution of humor in complex social and linguistic systems and how humor styles evolve with age and experience.
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