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Fred dancing at a party to celebrate his National Academy of Sciences Induction (1985) Fred Sherman (May 21, 1932 – September 16, 2013) was an American scientist who pioneered the use of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model for studying the genetics, molecular biology, and biochemistry of eukaryotic cells.
Humor research includes investigations into the positive benefits of humor, sense of humor, and laughter on physical health. In recent decades, humor research has seen a surge in publications in part because of Norman Cousins and his claims that he became cured from ankylosing spondilitis due to a daily regimen which included humor and laughter.
Cognitive humor processing refers to the neural circuitry and pathways that are involved in detecting incongruities of various situations presented in a humorous manner. Over the past decade, many studies have emerged utilizing fMRI studies to describe the neural correlates associated with how a human processes something that is considered "funny".
An Anatomy of Humor, 1993, Transaction Publishers, ISBN 0-7658-0494-8; Blind Men and Elephants: Perspectives on Humor, 1995, Transaction Publishers; The Art of Comedy Writing, 1997, Transaction Publishers, ISBN 1-56000-324-3; Peter L. Berger (1997) Redeeming Laughter: The Comic Dimension of Human Experience, Walter de Gruyter, ISBN 3-11-015562-1
Naik was born in India and moved to America at the age of twelve. [3] Naik dealt with the culture shock through humor and aspired to be a stand-up comedian. [3] Whilst a high school student, Naik came across the story of Dr. Bonnie Bassler, a biologist at Princeton University, who was working on quorum sensing mechanisms that make bacteria glow. [3]
Molecular neuroscience is a branch of neuroscience that observes concepts in molecular biology applied to the nervous systems of animals. The scope of this subject covers topics such as molecular neuroanatomy, mechanisms of molecular signaling in the nervous system, the effects of genetics and epigenetics on neuronal development, and the molecular basis for neuroplasticity and ...
One must have a sense of humor and a sense of seriousness to distinguish what is supposed to be taken literally or not. An even more keen sense is needed when humor is used to make a serious point. [68] [69] Psychologists have studied how humor is intended to be taken as having seriousness, as when court jesters used humor to convey serious ...
Time, Love, Memory: A Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of Behavior is a book by American non-fiction writer Jonathan Weiner, published in 1999.The book is a biography of California Institute of Technology biologist Seymour Benzer, who is recognized as one of the pioneers of genetics and molecular biology.