L’homme qui rit: Inappropriate laughter and release phenomena of the frontal subdominant lobe

Jacob Vardi; Yoram Finkelstein; Zoli Zlotogorski; Israel Hod

doi:10.1080/08964289.1994.9934615

L’homme qui rit: Inappropriate laughter and release phenomena of the frontal subdominant lobe

Jacob Vardi, Yoram Finkelstein, Zoli Zlotogorski, Israel Hod^*

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Department of Animal Sciences

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Abstract

Witzelsucht and moria are time-honored neurobehaviorat terms. Witzel- sucht is a tendency to tell inappropriate jokes, and moria is euphoric behavior. Focal right-orbitofrontal parenchymal lesion is often the anatomical substrate for these behavioral attitudes. This case report presents a patient with a longstanding witzelsucht-moria behavior. Single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) showed hypoperfused right- frontoparietal area in the absence of structural damage.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	44-46
Number of pages	3
Journal	Behavioral Medicine
Volume	20
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08964289.1994.9934615
State	Published - 1994

Keywords

Frontal lobe
Humor
Jokes
Moria
Witzelsucht

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