Dr. Phillip Gable, Director of the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Graduate Program and Professor at the University of Delaware, recently joined the Laughing Matters podcast to dissect the intricate world of human emotions and humor with the precision of a brain surgeon but the vulnerability of a stand-up comedian. 

Dr. Gable discusses everything from how our emotions impact behavior to the neural underpinnings that drive our humor responses. 

He also addresses the following:

• With all due respect to Socrates and Plato, Dr. Gable says using an Aristotelian approach to set up punchlines and make sense of the unexpected are linked to humor in the business world
• A laugh out loud tale involving an unexpected restroom encounter with the police at a restaurant
• How he uses emotions to set the rhythm for effective teaching and storytelling and, critically, deepening connections with students.