Sarcasm finds medical use in dementia detection

[blueyes]

"Sarcasm may be the lowest form of wit, but Australian scientists are using it to diagnose dementia, according to research published on Friday. Researchers at the University of New South Wales found that patients under the age of 65 suffering from frontotemporal dementia (FTD), the second most common form of dementia, cannot detect when someone is being sarcastic." Here is the link:

http://tinyurl.com/55b5xl

[Windmill]

Sarcasm won't help my hernia surgery one bit............


Somebody sent me some barbells for Xmas.....nice fella.


Shouldn't of lifted that inflatable Santa on the roof to begin with
now every ho, ho, ho, is filled with fruitcake laughter!
like eating a slice whole

at least the fleas aren't biting!!!!

[Ikarus]

Sarcasm won't help my hernia surgery one bit............


Somebody sent me some barbells for Xmas.....nice fella.


Shouldn't of lifted that inflatable Santa on the roof to begin with
now every ho, ho, ho, is filled with fruitcake laughter!
like eating a slice whole

at least the fleas aren't biting!!!!

Hernia surgery?  I went through that last year.

[blueyes]

That must be painful, Sorry to hear you went through that!

[reist]

I love sarcasm!!!!! I'm good at it..........not even half as good as Bill Engvall tho.............

[Nazarene4Life]

wow..... i luv sarcasm soooo much.... but i'm alwayz told its mean and cruel... but wow...