Reír para recordar: mejora de la memoria en relación con el humor

Anne-Lise

doi:10.24215/2422572Xe125

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Anne-Lise Université de Montreal (Canadá)

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https://doi.org/10.24215/2422572Xe125

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riso, humor, cérebro humano, memória, emoções positivas, redes cerebrais

Resumo

As emoções positivas são valorizadas e procuradas em nossa vida diária, mas seu papel funcional na cognição ainda é pouco compreendido. Apesar de certas semelhanças, as emoções positivas e negativas dependem de vias neuronais distintas e podem, portanto, influenciar de forma diferente as funções cognitivas, como a memória. Neste artigo de revisão, apresento primeiro os efeitos cognitivos e as bases neurais das emoções positivas, focalizando as especificidades das emoções induzidas por humor. Posteriormente, descrevo a influência benéfica do humor na memória e discuto os possíveis mecanismos neurais que podem melhorar a memória relacionada ao humor no cérebro humano.

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Biografia do Autor

Anne-Lise, Université de Montreal (Canadá)

Anne-Lise SAIVE es becaria postdoctoral de FRQNT e IVADO, afiliada al MILA - Instituto de Inteligencia Artificial de Quebec. Trabaja en el Laboratorio de Neurociencia Computacional y Cognitiva (Universidad de Montreal) dirigido por el profesor Karim Jerbi. Tiene un perfil multidisciplinario, que combina conocimientos de vanguardia en ciencias cognitivas en materia de olfato, emoción y memoria, imágenes cerebrales y métodos analíticos basados en la neurociencia computacional y la inteligencia artificial. Su trabajo ha dado lugar a importantes descubrimientos sobre el funcionamiento del hipocampo y las cortezas sensoriales en el fenómeno Proust, es decir, la capacidad de los olores de traer a la memoria recuerdos muy vívidos y emotivos, llevándonos repentinamente a un tiempo y lugar concretos. En términos más generales, su experiencia le permite abordar retos muy interesantes y motivadores, como repensar los métodos de aprendizaje en situaciones de la vida real, o potenciar las experiencias sensoriales cotidianas para que sean más emotivas y memorables.

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