【英语时差8,16】老人喜欢笑话吗？

 Research suggests that old folks, if they’re healthy, can still appreciate humor as much as a younger person can. They still smile and laugh when they get the joke. However, there is evidence to suggest that with age we may lose our ability to comprehend more complex forms of humor. Scientists believe that the tools we need to get a complex joke are primarily located in the brain’s frontal lobes². People with damage to their right frontal lobe¹ experience difficulty getting punch lines and prefer slapstick humor instead. There’s also evidence that the functions located in the brain’s frontal lobes may be the first to diminish with aging. This may explain why in a experiment older folks performed significantly worse than younger folks in comprehending more complex forms of humor. Of course, it’s also important to take into account such factors as social differences in the kind of humor people prefer, social setting, and health.

1 lobe   

n.耳垂，（肺，肝等的）叶

参考例句：

• Tiny electrical sensors are placed on your scalp and on each ear lobe.小电器传感器放置在您的头皮和对每个耳垂。
• The frontal lobe of the brain is responsible for controlling movement.大脑前叶的功能是控制行动。

2 lobes   

n.耳垂( lobe的名词复数 )；（器官的）叶；肺叶；脑叶

参考例句：

• The rotor has recesses in its three faces between the lobes. 转子在其凸角之间的三个面上有凹槽。 来自辞典例句
• The chalazal parts of the endosperm containing free nuclei forms several lobes. 包含游离核的合点端胚乳部分形成几个裂片。 来自辞典例句