Have there been any breakthroughs on what exactly is that makes something comical? Humor is regarded as an indicator of emotional intelligence and as such it correlates better with financial success and quality of life than IQ, however it seems that there isn't enough study of this which would be useful to develop proper treatments for people with dysthymia.

It seems that the types of humor are diverse but also remain consistent to the social context of a population. Wordplay and theatrical dynamics are more common in eastern societies, while somehow simple narrations like in stand up comedy seems to be arousing in the west. Then there is schadenfreude which seems to serve no evolutionary advantage at all. What discoveries does Neuroscience bring about the mechanism of humor?