JOURNAL (*Correspondence)

  1. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114702 (SCI)
  2. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112402 (SSCI)
  3. *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. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.26232 (SCI) (MOST 108-2410-H-007-044) (NTHU-YS-B-2020003) LINK
  4. *Chan, Y. C. (2023). Dissociation of neural networks for two-stage humor and creativity processing. Chinese Journal of Psychology, 65(1), 59-80. https://doi.org/10.6129/CJP.202303_65(1).0004 (TSSCI) (MOST 108-2410-H-007-044) (NTHU-YS-B-2020003) LINK
  5. *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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2022.108464 (SCI) (MOST 109-2410-H-007-023-MY3) (NTHU-YS-B-2019001) LINK
  6. *Chan, Y. (2023). To laugh or not to laugh: That is the question of humor techniques and sex differences. Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange (JETDE), 16(2), 192-204. https://doi.org/10.18785/jetde.1602.13 (MOST 109-2410-H-007-023-MY3)
  7. *Chan, Y. C., & Chou, T. L. (2022). Effective connectivity of the amygdala during the consumption of erotic, sexual humor, and monetary rewards with a DCM-PEB approach. PLoS ONE, 17(12), e0279281. (SCI) (MOST 105-2410-H-007-027-MY2) (NTHU-YS-B-2018003) LINK
  8. *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) (NTHU-YS-B-2018003) LINK
  9. 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)
  10. 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)
  11. 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)
  12. 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)
  13. 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)
  14. Lin, C. C., Huang, S. H., Chan, Y. C., & Chen, H. S. (2019). The effect of "creative thinking writing teaching" on creativity and writing of junior high school. Journal of Chinese Creativity, 9(2), 27-45.
  15. *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
  16. *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
  17. Wu, C. L., Chan, Y. C., & Chen, H. C. (2018). Gender differences on laugh-related traits: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Psychology. DOI: 10.1002/ijop.12520
  18. Wu, C. L., Zhong, S., Chan, Y. C., Chen, H. C., & He, Y. (2018). White-matter structural connectivity in relation to humor styles: An exploratory study. Frontiers in Psychology, 9: 1654. (SSCI)
  19. Dai, R. H., Chen, H. C., Chan, Y. C., Wu, C. L., Li, P., Cho, S. L., & Hu, J. F. (2017). To resolve or not to resolve, that is the question: The dual-path model of incongruity resolution and absurd verbal humor by fMRI. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 498. (SSCI)
  20. 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)
  21. *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
  22. *Chan, Y. C., Liao, Y. J., Tu, C. H, & *Chen, H. C. (2016). Neural correlates of hostile jokes: Cognitive and motivational processes in humor appreciation. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10, 527. (SCI) (MOST 104-2410-H-007-022)
  23. *Chan, Y. C. (2016). Neural correlates of sex/gender differences in humor processing for different joke types. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 536. (SSCI) (NSC 102-2410-H-007-072)
  24. Wu. C. L., Zhong, S. Chan, Y. C., Chen, H. C., Gong, G., He, Y., Li, P. (2016). White-matter structural connectivity underlying human laughter-related traits processing. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 1637. (SSCI)
  25. *Chan, Y. C. & Lavallee, J. P. (2015). Temporo-parietal and fronto-parietal lobe contributions to theory of mind and executive control: An fMRI study of verbal jokes. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, 1285. (SSCI) (NSC 102-2410-H-007-072)
  26. 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)
  27. *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)
  28. 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)
  29. 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)
  30. *Chan, Y. C. (2014). Emotional structure of jokes: A corpus-based investigation. Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering, 24, 3083-3090. (SCI) (NSC 102-2410-H-007-072)
  31. 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)
  32. 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)
  33. 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)
  34. 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)
  35. 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)
  36. 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)
  37. 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)
  38. 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. Psychological Testing, Special Issue: Positive Traits Assessment, 207-234. (TSSCI)
  39. 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 2023-2024 (*Presenter)

  1. *Chan, Y. C. (2024, June 23-27). An fMRI study of sex differences in relation to aggression in humor styles [Poster presentation]. The Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) Annual Meeting, Seoul, Korea. (MOST 109-2410-H-007-023-MY3)
  2. 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)
  3. 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.
  4. Chang, C. Y., Chan, Y. C., & Chen, H. C. (2023, December 8-10). Neural insights into the complexity of verbal humor processing: An fMRI study on three-element jokes [Oral presentation]. The18th International Conference on the Processing of East Asian Languages (ICPEAL), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
  5. Chang, C. Y., Chan, Y. C., & Chen, H. C. (2023, December 8-10). Cracking ethnic responses to humor of laughter in brain: An fMRI study using verbal jokes [Oral presentation]. The18th International Conference on the Processing of East Asian Languages (ICPEAL), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
  6. *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) (NTHU-YS-B-2020003)
  7. *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) (NTHU-YS-B-2018003)
  8. *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) (NTHU-YS-B-2018003)
  9. *Chan, Y. C. (2023, July 22-26). Functional connectivity for two-stage humor and creativity processing in the setup and punch line [Poster presentation]. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) 2023 conference, Montréal, Canada. (MOST 108-2410-H-007-044) (NTHU-YS-B-2020003)
  10. 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]. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) 2023 conference, Montréal, Canada.a.

BOOK

  1. Chan, Y. C. (in press). The neuroscience of humor. In T. E. Ford, W. Chlopicki, & G. Kuipers (Eds). Handbook of humor studies. 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.