Neural Representation Of Mixed Feelings During Realtime Processing Of Negative Words In Punhumor Yingying Sun Zhufang Jiang Xinyue Yin Xiaoqing Li Ruohan Chang by Yingying Sun & Zhufang Jiang & Xinyue Yin & Xiaoqing Li & Ruohan Chang instant download after payment.

People commonly experience mixed feelings in everyday life. However, whether and to what extentmixed feelings represent a truly simultaneous experience of ambivalent emotional states remains1234567890():,;1234567890():,;elusive. This electroencephalogram (EEG) study aimed to investigate how mixed feelings blendingamusement and negativity are dynamically experienced over time. Specifically, the neuralrepresentations of negativity and amusement were quantified during the real-time processing ofnegative words in pun-humor sentences. The results showed that, compared to non-humor andnonsensical sentences, pun-humor sentences with negative words received higher ratings of bothamusement and negativity, indicating that such material can effectively elicit mixed feelings at the levelof explicit behavior. Moreover, within the dynamic representation of mixed feelings, negativity wasexperienced first, whereas amusement was subsequently felt within a brief period, during whichnegativity was not offset but rather continued to be represented over a longer time span, resulting inthe simultaneous presence of both amused and negative feelings. These findings revealed that mixedfeelings can be dynamically experienced in the highly simultaneous pattern, offering insights into thegenuine blend of conflicting emotional states at the level of neural representation.