Examples of the Two-Sentence Stories.

<p>Examples of the Two-Sentence Stories.</p

Activation for the Irony > Literal comparison.

<p><i>p</i> < 0.001 uncorrected, k = 20 voxels. Differences were observed in the bilateral inferior frontal gyrus, left superior temporal gyrus, lingual gyrus caudate, and bilateral medial superior frontal gyrus.</p

Scatterplot of contrast and humor degrees showing the linear (dash line) and quadratic (solid line) relationships.

<p>Scatterplot of contrast and humor degrees showing the linear (dash line) and quadratic (solid line) relationships.</p

Whole-Brain Activation for Contrast and Humor.

<p>Whole-Brain Activation for Contrast and Humor.</p

Behavioral data per participants and per items.

<p>Behavioral data per participants and per items.</p

Activation for the Contrast (blue) and Humor (green) effects.

<p><i>p</i> < 0.001 uncorrected, k = 20 voxels. Common activations were localized in the bilateral inferior frontal gyrus and left caudate.</p