It’s generally a good thing to have a sense of humor. But for some people, joking can become a compulsion.
In two case studies by a pair of UCLA brain researchers recently published in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, the subjects’ brain trauma and dementia led to what the scientists describe as “intractable joking.” Called Witzelsucht (German for “joke addiction”), excessive joking is a real neurological disease. Coming up with puns is pathological.
via Mental Floss
