The brain interprets sarcasm in emoji the same way as in words, study shows
 

The brain interprets sarcasm in emoji the same way as in words, study shows
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The brain interprets irony or sarcasm conveyed by an emoji in the same way that sarcasm is conveyed verbally, according to a new report from researchers at the linguistics department of the University of Illi**is

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Researchers measured brain activity of native English-speaking college students reading sentences using various emoji at the end. They read sentences with positive, negative or ironic emoji at the end.*

An example used in the study was "You are such a jerk" followed by smiling, frowning and winking emoji.*

The students then had to answer questions about how they interpreted the sentences.* Read more...

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