Semrud-Clikeman Margaret, Glass Kimberly
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
J Child Neurol. 2010 Oct;25(10):1248-60. doi: 10.1177/0883073810373144. Epub 2010 Jun 17.
A sense of humor has been linked to social competence, popularity, and adaptability. The purpose of this review was to investigate the extant research in humor in childhood. Emerging work on the neuroanatomy of humor was discussed with findings of right hemispheric involvement for the comprehension and appreciation of humor for the affective network and the left hemisphere for cognitive understanding. These findings are intriguing when examining humor functioning in children with various disabilities, particularly the right hemisphere for children with autistic spectrum disorders or nonverbal learning disabilities. Examination of research in humor in childhood disabilities found most articles on humor in children with autistic spectrum disorder or mental retardation, with few to none in learning disabilities or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. It was concluded that further study is needed to understand humor in children with disabilities and that such understanding will assist with interventions.
幽默感与社交能力、受欢迎程度和适应能力相关。本综述的目的是调查关于儿童期幽默的现有研究。讨论了关于幽默神经解剖学的新兴研究，其结果表明，情感网络对幽默的理解和欣赏涉及右半球，而认知理解则涉及左半球。在研究各类残疾儿童的幽默功能时，这些发现很有趣，尤其是对于患有自闭症谱系障碍或非语言学习障碍的儿童，其右半球发挥着作用。对儿童期残疾幽默研究的考察发现，大多数文章是关于自闭症谱系障碍或智力迟钝儿童的幽默，而关于学习障碍或注意力缺陷多动障碍儿童的幽默研究则很少甚至没有。得出的结论是，需要进一步研究以了解残疾儿童的幽默，而这种理解将有助于进行干预。
