Dutch researchers have come up with an interesting find - that jokes, of course not the hurtful kind, can provide relief from negative emotions. The researchers found that a joke works not simply because the humor shifts our focus away from negative thoughts but because of the cognitive work involved to comprehend the joke. Participants in a study conducted by the Dutch researchers exhibited less distress over negative and non-humorous pictures displayed to them after having been exposed to positive and humorous ones. Come to think of it - haven't we all heard of laughter being the panacea for all ills – oh sorry – the best medicine?
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