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Do Old Folks Still Appreciate Humor?
年紀越大欣賞幽默的能力會減弱？
Maybe when people get older, sense of a humor is the first thing to go.
也許，當人們年紀漸長，就越覺得幽默感至上。
Actually, research suggests that old folks, if they’re healthy, can still appreciate humor as much as a younger person can.
事實上，研究表明，老人們如果身體康健，他們仍然和年輕人一樣欣賞幽默。
They still smile and laugh when they get the joke.
別人講笑話時，他們還是會忍俊不禁或仰天大笑。
However, there is evidence to suggest that with age we may lose our ability to comprehend more complex forms of humor.
然而，有研究證實，隨著年齡的增長，我們可能會喪失理解較復雜的幽默形式的能力。
Scientists believe that the tools we need to get a complex joke are primarily located in the brain’s frontal lobes.
科學家相信，理解復雜笑話的區域主要位于大腦額葉。
People with damage to their right frontal lobe experience difficulty getting punch lines and prefer slapstick humor instead.
右額葉受損的人很難理解笑話中的妙語，他們更傾向于鬧劇式的幽默。
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