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'Psychotic personality' could be key to making people laugh

  • Research

Comedians show high levels of psychotic personality traits, according to new research published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.

The finding, by researchers from the University of Oxford and Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, suggests that an unusual personality structure could be the secret to making other people laugh.

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