Brain's sarcasm center found

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habshi - 23 May 2005 17:41 GMT

we need to lose it again , its the lowest form of wit

Researchers Pinpoint Brain's Sarcasm Sensor
Forbes - 3 hours ago
No, it's true -- many of you don't go a day without dishing out several doses of sarcasm. But some
brain-damaged people can't comprehend sarcasm, and Israeli researchers think it's because a specific
brain region has gone dark.

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SKS - 23 May 2005 19:31 GMT

> we need to lose it again , its the lowest form of wit
>
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> think it's because a specific
> brain region has gone dark.

Interesting! But......

I wish I could come up with a suitably sarcastic response on not including
the URL of the original article so one could read it in full!

Here it is, BTW:
http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2005/05/23/hscout525874.html

:-)

SKS

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