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JOURNAL (*Correspondence)

  1. Wang, C. Y., Chou, T. L., & *Chan, Y. C. (2025). Sex differences in mesolimbic effective connectivity: Money versus funny compensation during service recovery. Biological Psychology, 200, 109104. (SCI) (MOST 109-2410-H-007-023-MY3)
  2. Chen, I. F., *Chan, Y. C., *Liu, C. M., Lin, Y. T., Hsieh, M. H., Hwang, T. J., Chou, T. L., Liu, C. C., Chien, Y. L., & *Northoff, G. (2025). Increased intra-subject variability in reward behavior relates to symptom severity in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia, 11(1), 108. (SCI) (MOST 105-2410-H-007-027-MY2)
  3. Chang, H., *Chan, Y. C., Chen, I. F., & *Chen, H. C. (2025). Resting-state functional connectivity in gelotophobes: A neuroscientific perspective on the fear of laughter. Behavioural Brain Research, 479, 115355. (SCI) (MOST 109-2410-H-007-023-MY3)
  4. Chang, C. Y., *Chan, Y. C., Chen, I. F., & *Chen, H. C. (2025). Sex differences in resting-state fMRI functional connectivity related to humor styles. Biological Psychology, 194, 108983. (SCI)
  5. Chang, Y. T., Chan, Y. C., & Chen, H. C. (2024). Relationship between dark tetrad and affective well-being: Dark comic style as a mediator. Personality and Individual Differences, 216, 112402. (SSCI)
  6. Chang, C. Y., Chan, Y. C., & Chen, H. C. (2024). The differential processing of verbal jokes by neural substrates in Indigenous and Han Chinese populations: An fMRI study. Behavioural Brain Research, 457, 114702. (SCI)
  7. *Chan, Y. C., Zeitlen, D. C., & Beaty, R. E. (2023). Amygdala-frontoparietal effective connectivity in creativity and humor processing. Human Brain Mapping, 44(6), 2585-2606. (SCI) (MOST 108-2410-H-007-044) LINK
  8. *Chan, Y. C. (2023). Dissociation of neural networks for two-stage humor and creativity processing. Chinese Journal of Psychology, 65(1), 59-80. (TSSCI) (MOST 108-2410-H-007-044) LINK
  9. *Chan, Y. C., Wang, C. Y., & Chou, T. L. (2023). Money or funny: Effective connectivity during service recovery with a DCM-PEB approach. Biological Psychology, 176, 108464. (SCI) (MOST 109-2410-H-007-023-MY3) LINK
  10. *Chan, Y. C., Hsu, W. C., & Chou, T. L. (2022). Differential neural substrates for responding to monetary, sexual humor, and erotic rewards. Biological Psychology, 172, 108385. (SCI) (MOST 105-2410-H-007-027-MY2) LINK
  11. Chang, Y. T., Chan, Y. C., & Chen, H. C. (2022). The development and research of traditional Chinese version of the acquisitive and protective self-monitoring scale (APSMS-TC). Psychological Testing, 69(3), 167-196. (TSSCI)
  12. Wu, C. L., Chan, Y. C. & Chen, H. C. (2021). Neurocognitive mechanism of remote and close associations: An fMRI study. The American Journal of Psychology, 134(3), 333-346. (SSCI)
  13. Chang, Y. T., Chan, Y. C., Chen, H. C. (2021). The development and research of traditional Chinese version of the short dark tetrad (SD4-TC). Psychological Testing, 68(4), 287-316. (TSSCI)
  14. Lee, Y. L., Chen, H. C., & *Chan, Y. C. (2019). The attentional bias of gelotophobes towards emotion words containing the Chinese character for ‘laugh’: An eye-tracking approach. Current Psychology, 1-14. (SSCI)
  15. Lu, H. I., *Chan, Y. C., & Chen, H. S. (2019). Ambiguity and inference processing in verbal jokes: Analyses of eye movement. Bulletin of Educational Psychology, 50(4), 587-609. (TSSCI)
  16. *Chan, Y. C., Hsu, W. C., & Chou, T. L. (2018). Dissociation between the processing of humorous and monetary rewards in the ‘motivation’ and ‘hedonic’ brain. Scientific Reports, 8, 15425. (SCI) (MOST 105-2410-H-007-027-MY2) LINK
  17. *Chan, Y. C., Hsu, W. C., Liao, Y. J., Chen, H. C., Tu, C. H., & Wu, C. L. (2018). Appreciation of different styles of humor: An fMRI study. Scientific Reports, 8, 15649. (SCI) (MOST 103-2410-H-007-033) LINK
  18. Wu, C. L., Chan, Y. C., & Chen, H. C. (2018). Gender differences on laugh-related traits: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Psychology. (SSCI)
  19. Ku, L. C., Feng, Y. J., Chan, Y. C., Wu, C. L., Chen, H. C. (2017). A re-visit of three-stage humor processing with readers' surprise, comprehension, and funniness ratings: An ERP study. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 42, 49-62. (SSCI)
  20. *Chan, Y. C. (2016). Neural correlates of deficits in humor appreciation in Gelotophobics. Scientific Reports, 6, 34580. (SCI) (MOST 104-2410-H-007-022) LINK
  21. Chang, J. H., Chen, H. C., Hsu, C. C., Chan, Y. C., & Chang, Y. L. (2015). Flexible humor styles and the creative mind: Using a typological approach to investigate the relationship between humor styles and creativity. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 9(3), 306-312. (SSCI)
  22. *Chan, Y. C. (2015). The neural substrates of humor processing: An integrative review. Journal of Education and Psychology, 38(3), 101-135. (TSSCI) (NSC 102-2410-H-007-072)
  23. Yeh, Y. C., Lin, C. W., Hsu, W. C., Kuo, W. J., & Chan, Y. C. (2015). Associated and dissociated neural substrates of aesthetic judgment and aesthetic emotion during the appreciation of everyday designed products. Neuropsychologia, 73, 151-160. (SCI)
  24. Wu, C. L., An, C. P., Tseng, L. P., Chen, H. C., Chan, Y. C., Cho, S. L., & Tsai, M. L. (2015). Fear of being laughed at with relation to parent attachment in individuals with autism. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 10, 116-123. (SSCI)
  25. Feng, Y. J., Chan, Y. C., Chen, H. C. (2014). Specialization of neural mechanisms underlying the three-stage model in humor processing: An ERP study. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 32, 59-70. (SSCI)
  26. Wu, C. L., Tseng, L. P., An, C. P., Chen, H. C., Chan, Y. C., Shih, C. I., & Zhuo, S. L. (2014). Do individuals with autism lack a sense of humor? A study of humor comprehension, appreciation, and styles among high school students with autism. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 8, 1386-1393. (SSCI)
  27. Chan, Y. C., Chen, H. C., & Lavallee, J. P. (2013). The Impact of Gelotophobia, Gelotophilia and Katagelasticism on Creativity. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 26(4), 609-628. (SSCI)
  28. Chan, Y. C., Chou, T. L., Chen, H. C., Yeh, Y. C., Lavallee, J. P., Liang, K. C., & Chang, K. E. (2013). Towards a neural circuit model of verbal humor processing: An fMRI study of the neural substrates of incongruity detection and resolution. NeuroImage, 66, 169-176. (SCI)
  29. Chen, H. C., Chan, Y. C., & Feng, Y. J. (2013). Taiwan Corpora of Chinese Emotions and Relevant Psychophysiological Data— A norm of emotion metaphors in Chinese. Chinese Journal of Psychology, 55(4), 525-553. (TSSCI)
  30. Cheng, C. M., Chen, H. C., Chan, Y. C., Su, Y. C., & Tseng, C. C. (2013). Taiwan corpora of Chinese emotions and relevant psychophysiological data—Normative Data for Chinese Jokes. Chinese Journal of Psychology, 55(4), 555-569. (TSSCI)
  31. Chan, Y. C., Chou, T. L., Chen, H. C., & Liang, K. C. (2012). Segregating humor comprehension and elaboration process of verbal jokes: An fMRI study. NeuroImage, 61(4), 899-906. (SCI)
  32. Chan, Y. C., Chen, H. C., Cho, S. L., & Martin, R. A. (2011). Distinguishing between kindhearted and malicious humor: development of a traditional Chinese version of the humor styles questionnaire. Special Issue: Positive Traits Assessment, Psychological Testing, 207-234. (TSSCI)
  33. Chen, H. C., Chan, Y. C., Ruch, W., & Proyer, R. T. (2011). Evaluating the reliability and validity of a traditional Chinese version of the PhoPhiKat-45. Psychological Testing, 58(1), 119-145. (TSSCI)

CONFERENCE 2023-2025 (*Presenter)

  1. *Chan, Y. C., & Wang, C. Y. (2025, June 24-28). Sex differences in effective connectivity of amygdala and nucleus accumbens during service recovery [Poster presentation]. The Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) Annual Meeting, Brisbane, Australia.
  2. Chang, C. Y., Hsieh, H. H., Chen, H. C., & Chan, Y. C. (2025, June 24-28). Sex differences in processing of humor and creativity: An effective connectivity study [poster presentation]. The Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) Annual Meeting, Brisbane, Australia. (MOST 108-2410-H-007-044)
  3. Chang, H., Cheng, Y. P., Chang, Y. T., Chen, H. C., & Chan, Y. C. (2025, June 24-28). Cultural influences on inhibitory control: An ERP study in Taiwan [Poster presentation]. The Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) Annual Meeting, Brisbane, Australia.
  4. *Chan, Y. C., & Chang, H. (2024, June 23-27). Sex differences in relation to aggression in humor styles: A resting-state fMRI study [Poster presentation]. The Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) Annual Meeting, Seoul, Korea. (MOST 109-2410-H-007-023-MY3)
  5. Chang, H., Chen, H. C., & Chan, Y. C. (2024, June 23-27). Resting-state Functional Connectivity Differences in the Gelotophobes and Non-Gelotophobes. [Poster presentation]. The Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) Annual Meeting, Seoul, Korea. (MOST 109-2410-H-007-023-MY3)
  6. Chang, C. Y., Chan, Y. C., & Chen, H. C. (2024, June 23-27). Sex differences in resting-state fMRI functional connectivity by the perspective of humor processing. [Poster presentation]. The Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) Annual Meeting, Seoul, Korea.
  7. *Chan, Y. C. (2023, October 21-22). Functional and effective connectivity of the amygdala for two-stage humor and creativity processing [NSTC symposium]. The 62nd annual conference of Taiwanese Psychological Association. Hsuan Chuang University, Taiwan. (MOST 108-2410-H-007-044)
  8. *Chan, Y. C. & Chou, T. L. (2023, October 21-22). Functional and effective connectivity of the amygdala for monetary, humor, erotic rewards [Oral presentation]. The 62nd annual conference of Taiwanese Psychological Association. Hsuan Chuang University, Taiwan. (MOST 105-2410-H-007-027-MY2)
  9. *Chan, Y. C. (2023, August 28). Functional and effective connectivity of the amygdala for humor rewards [Oral presentation]. The 6th conference on Learning Sciences and Technologies, Institute of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. (MOST 105-2410-H-007-027-MY2)
  10. *Chan, Y. C. (2023, July 22-26). Functional connectivity for two-stage humor and creativity processing in the setup and punch line [Poster presentation]. The Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) Annual Meeting, Montréal, Canada. (MOST 108-2410-H-007-044)
  11. Chang, C. Y., Chan, Y. C., & Chen, H. C. (2023, July 22-26). The humor appreciation processing in the incongruity and resolution stage [Poster presentation]. The Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) Annual Meeting, Montréal, Canada.

BOOK

  1. *Chan, Y. C. (2024). The neuroscience of humor. In T. E. Ford, W. Chlopicki, & G. Kuipers (Eds). De Gruyter handbook of humor studies (pp. 65-84). Berlin/Boston: Walter de Gruyter.
  2. Chen, H. C., Chan, Y. C., Dai, R. H., Liao, Y. J., & Tu, C. H. (2017). Neurolinguistics of humor. S. Attardo (Ed). The Routledge Handbook of Language and Humor. Routledge: Taylor & Francis.
  3. Chen, H. C., Chan, Y. C., Ruch, W., & Proyer, R. T. (2013). Laughing at others and being laughed at in Taiwan and Switzerland: A cross-cultural perspective (Volume II). In J. M. Davis & J. Chey (Eds.). pp. 215－229. Humour in Chinese life and culture: Resistance and control in modern Times. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.