Speculating About: “Trauma Making Us Funny”

Yes, trauma can be funny and “make” us funny to some degree! Sure! But here on Schauer Thoughts, a podcast for left and right brainers, we simply must explore the psychological crevices. Hopefully we can all laugh about this later and enjoy the endorphin rush.  Resources: Ancient & Healthy: The Science of Laughter https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/315290#The-neuroscience-of-laughter Effects of Mirthful Laughter on Pain Tolerance: A randomized controlled investigations  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1360859219301184 Social Laughter is Correlated with an Elevated Pain Threshold  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3267132/#RSPB20111373C35 The informational and facilitative effects of an audience upon expression and the evaluation of humorous stimuli  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0022103175900165 Neural Basis of the Behavioral Contagion and Authenticity of Laughter  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010945221002380?via%3Dihub Laughing Through the Pain: An Analysis of Dark Humor in Trauma-and-Crisis Centered Occupations  https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2550&context=honorstheses Alt-Right Pipeline Indoctrination  https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/10108 “Evolutionary Stages of Minorities in the Mass Media” An Application of Clark’s Model to American Indian Television Representations  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10646175.2010.519651#:~:text=Clark%20wrote%20that%20minorities%20are,ridicule%2C%20regulation%2C%20and%20respect. Books: Humour - Terry Eagleton  Proust Was a Neuroscientist - Jonah Lehrer  If any resources are missing please feel free to ask me and I’ll get back to you ASAP.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Left and right brainers are often pitted against each other but here they’ll be given the time and space to collaborate. So strip away the day and step into the steam, it’s time to open up your pores and perspectives for a truly immersive, imaginative, and information-rich experience that’ll leave you refreshed and ready for whatever life throws at you next. Welcome to Schauer Thoughts, hosted by comedian and student-of-the-world Sarah Schauer! For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4   Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy