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  • APA Press Release: The Anatomy of Sarcasm

    From the page: "The ability to comprehend sarcasm depends upon a carefully orchestrated sequence of complex cognitive skills based in specific parts of the brain. Yeah, right, and I'm the Tooth Fairy. But it's true: New research details an â€oeanatomy of sarcasm” that explains... more

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  • Rated by malia111 on Oct 26, 9:24am

    From the page: The ability to comprehend sarcasm depends upon a carefully orchestrated sequence of complex cognitive skills based in specific parts of the brain. Yeah, right, and I'm the Tooth Fairy. I know so many people who could have written this! LOL

  • Rated by malakbrood on Jun 29, 5:16pm

    The physical analysis of sarcasm!!! Whatever next? Fascinating!!

  • Rated by taftbos on Jun 23, 10:13am

    For once, a real scientific breakthrough. I'd always suspected lobe damage after telling a poorly-received joke, but thought it might be rude to suggest. I feel more confident now, though, thanks to certain Israeli psychologists.

  • Rated by SillyWizard on Jun 02, 10:32pm

    fascinating stuff

  • Rated by AStumbleMeister on Apr 24 2009, 2:14pm

    Sarcasm, a powerful tool in your communication toolbox.

  • Rated by LizabethDesiree on Apr 12 2009, 9:32pm

    I think sarcasm is a pretty complex thing... more so than a lot of things, for people to interpret. I have noticed that people with a certain level of intelligence often fall short on reading my sarcasm, as opposed to reading other things. It seems there's an unusually high level of trust and belief in my goodness that people seem to have which overrides their intelligence, when it comes to reading my sarcasm.... but not when interpreting other things.... very peculiar. It might have something to do with the deadpan delivery of the sarcasm. I see someone says it has something to do with passive-aggressive stuff.... I don't quite know what that means, but maybe that has something to do with it.

  • Reviewed by eddi3 on Mar 04 2009, 7:39pm

    I've always been amazed by my ability to connect very different things, or understand a symbol. Interesting.