@article{9b981f514b124c3680e55d4deaefb31f,
title = "Event-related potential (ERP) evidence for the differential cognitive processing of semantic jokes and pun jokes",
abstract = "Brain-imaging studies report that separate neural correlates are associated with processing of different types of humorous materials. However, such evidence lacks temporal information. In this study, we examined the temporal dynamics of humour comprehension between two types of jokes: semantic (SEMs) and pun (PUNs) jokes, using electroencephalographic (EEG) techniques. Thirty SEMs and 30 PUNs were presented to 16 healthy subjects, and their EEG data were concurrently recorded. PUNs consequently showed a larger N400 amplitude than did SEMs, without a specified scalp site, which implies that PUNs induce greater surprise and semantic violation. Meanwhile, SEMs induced a larger P600-like amplitude at the posterior site, which implies that, in order to understand SEMs, higher working memory loads are needed to form novel associations and successfully frame-shift. A possible explanation is the differing logical mechanisms used to understand SEMs and PUNs: the former builds on semantic relationships, the latter on phonological causality.",
keywords = "Humour, N400, P600, puns, semantic jokes",
author = "Chang, {Yi Tzu} and Ku, {Li Chuan} and Wu, {Ching Lin} and Chen, {Hsueh Chih}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was financially supported by the Institute for Research Excellence in Learning Sciences and the Chinese Language and Technology Centre of National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) as part of the Featured Areas Research Centre Programme within the framework of the Higher Education Sprout Project of the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan. Funding Information: This work was financially supported by the Institute for Research Excellence in Learning Sciences and the Chinese Language and Technology Centre of National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) as part of the Featured Areas Research Centre Programme within the framework of the Higher Education Sprout Project of the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan. We would like to express our appreciation to Prof. Linden Ball and Dr. Esther Fujiwara, the editors of the Journal of Cognitive Psychology, for their numerous suggestions regarding the constructions and inferences of our research work, and to anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments on earlier versions of this article. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019, {\textcopyright} 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Copyright: Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2019",
month = feb,
day = "17",
doi = "10.1080/20445911.2019.1583241",
language = "English",
volume = "31",
pages = "131--144",
journal = "Journal of Cognitive Psychology",
issn = "2044-5911",
publisher = "Psychology Press Ltd",
number = "2",
}