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Laughter matters! From an analysis of a very large corpus of naturally-occurring conversational speech we have confirmed that approximately one in ten utterances contains laughter. From among these laughing utterances, we were able to distinguish four types of laughter according to what each revealed about the speaker’s affective state, and we were able to recognise these different types automa...

Prosody — A Laughing Matter? A Crosscultural Comparison of a Humour Phenomenon (Rakugo) in France, Tokyo, and Osaka

An empirical crosscultural data analysis of a storytelling spectacle in Japan, rakugo, has been conducted to evaluate the role that the prosody plays in humour. It has been found that laughing effects depended on the interaction of prosodic features and dialectal markers as well as the audience’s reaction in storytellers' discourse. That is, the prosodic account to explain the humorous value of...

Time to go condom shopping! Brands, sizes, textures ? What to buy?

Kudos to you for wanting to apply your smart shopper standards to future condom purchases. With so many different varieties of condoms available on the market, making a decision about which one(s) to purchase can be overwhelming. Before getting into the details of condom selection, know that in the United States, condom manufacturers must follow the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards,...

Gap Junctions and Epileptogenesis: No Laughing Matter

Article history: Received 18 May 2016 Accepted 18 May 2016 Available online 24 May 2016 rundowns are the only functional changes occurring in HH tissue. Gap junctions are cell-to-cell channel-forming structures formed by specialized proteins (connexins [Cx]) which allow direct electrical coupling and chemical communication between adjacent neurons in central nervous system (CNS) (Cruikshank et ...