Question by : What is Humor? And Why is humor?
Why do we laugh?
What mental (synoptic) pathways are fired?
Why are some things humorous and some things not?
What is this Universal understanding of humor and what is its function?
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Answer by NiggaMoon
Humor isn’t anywhere near universal, even within the same culture. Humor arises from the incongruity between what is expected and what is present – in other words, we expect one thing and get another.
As for synoptic pathways, an easier answer would be ‘which ones aren’t fired?’ and the answer is, ‘the ones dealing with direct sensory input’. The laugh itself is similar to a rapid-burst seizure, neurology-wise.
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