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26/07/2013
The research, which was carried out by Stanford University School of Medicine in America, revealed that women also like to date men who make them laugh due to evolutionary differences.
Scientists claim they discovered women's brains show greater activity than mens in reward-related regions in response to humour. Subsequently, women use a man's ability to make them laugh as a way to judge his genetic fitness as a suitable partner and potential father.
For the study, 22 boys and girls aged between six and 13 were involved. They watched amusing videos, which included people falling over and animals performing tricks. They were also shown 'positive' clips which featured dancers and snowboarders, as well as 'neutral' clips such as nature videos.
MRI scans were conducted of the children's brains, and they were also asked how much they enjoyed the videos and how funny they found them.
Researchers found that during the funny clips, girls' brains showed more heightened activity than their male counterparts in areas of the midbrain and amygdala. As a result, it suggests that females experienced stronger positive feelings.
The findings are published in the journal, Social Neuroscience and the researchers wrote: "Our data for the first time disclose that sex differences in humour appreciation already exist in young children."
They added that the study indicated selecting a mate by responding to humour is more effective in women "because the female brain, and particularly the reward circuit, is biologically better prepared to respond accordingly."
Boys were found to show a stronger response to the 'positive' clips.
The study was the first to examine gender-related brain differences in response to humour in children, suggesting such differences have evolved rather than being learnt in response to our environment.
(JP/CD)
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Men Who Make Women Laugh Are More Attractive
Females are 'genetically hardwired' to find a sense of humour attractive, according to a new study.The research, which was carried out by Stanford University School of Medicine in America, revealed that women also like to date men who make them laugh due to evolutionary differences.
Scientists claim they discovered women's brains show greater activity than mens in reward-related regions in response to humour. Subsequently, women use a man's ability to make them laugh as a way to judge his genetic fitness as a suitable partner and potential father.
For the study, 22 boys and girls aged between six and 13 were involved. They watched amusing videos, which included people falling over and animals performing tricks. They were also shown 'positive' clips which featured dancers and snowboarders, as well as 'neutral' clips such as nature videos.
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MRI scans were conducted of the children's brains, and they were also asked how much they enjoyed the videos and how funny they found them.
Researchers found that during the funny clips, girls' brains showed more heightened activity than their male counterparts in areas of the midbrain and amygdala. As a result, it suggests that females experienced stronger positive feelings.
The findings are published in the journal, Social Neuroscience and the researchers wrote: "Our data for the first time disclose that sex differences in humour appreciation already exist in young children."
They added that the study indicated selecting a mate by responding to humour is more effective in women "because the female brain, and particularly the reward circuit, is biologically better prepared to respond accordingly."
Boys were found to show a stronger response to the 'positive' clips.
The study was the first to examine gender-related brain differences in response to humour in children, suggesting such differences have evolved rather than being learnt in response to our environment.
(JP/CD)
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