Israeli researchers say — this is no joke now — they have discovered the part of the human brain which comprehends sarcasm.

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According to the team from the University of Haifa, in addition to picking up social cues like emotions, autistic children have difficulty in interpreting sarcasm.

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According to the leader of the research team, this fits in with what is known about brain anatomy. The left and right sides of the brain combine with the prefrontal area to process literal meanings of words along with the social and emotional context of what is being said.

-- via Plastic. Read the report here... as a pdf.