Table 1. fMRI activations.

We present coordinates of activation foci together with Z-scores and an estimate of location relative to gross anatomy for each contrast of interest. ITG, Inferior Temporal gyrus; IFG, Inferior frontal gyrus; SFG, Superior frontal gyrus; MTG, middle temporal gyrus; STP, superior temporal pole; STG, superior temporal gyrus; V Str, ventral striatum; R, right; L, left. All peak voxels exceeding p<0.001 are reported (at least 10 voxels clusters). Each area maybe composed by one or several clusters and these are separated from the other area by underlining the last cluster.

Jokes vs. non-jokes		Coordinates
BA	Region	X	Y	Z	Z-score
39-21	upper L MTG	−42	−66	18	6.64
		−52	−60	22	6.2
39	Upper RMTG	48	−58	18	4.98
22-21	posterior R MTG	64	−40	6	4.93
		62	−28	−6	4.64
	Midbrain	−4	−30	−2	4.8
		0	−22	−2	4.71
		6	−30	0	4.64
	R- amigdala/ V Str.	10	0	−20	4.66
23	L posterior cingulum	0	−54	24	4.46
19	L-upper occipital	−34	−78	40	4.07
38 -21	R superior Temporal Pole	54	6	−12	3.85
		46	8	−24	3.58
	L hippocampus/amigdala/ V Str.	−16	0	−26	3.75
		−42	−8	−12	3.56
		−48	2	−12	3.56
38-47	L orbitofrontal	−42	30	−18	3.72
		−34	26	−14	3.27
20	R fusiform	40	−32	−24	3.61
44	L frontal operculum	−52	12	14	3.61
		−40	4	22	3.54
20	L MTG	−58	−26	−12	3.61
48	R IFG triangularis	32	16	24	3.57
20-30	L fusiform / L hippocampus	−32	−24	−28	3.52
		−22	−20	−28	3.15
32-10	L SFG / L anterior Cingulum	0	52	16	3.48
		−4	48	2	3.35
22	L MTG	−60	−34	6	3.41
	Pons-midbrain junction	0	−26	−24	3.38
47-11	R orbitofrontal	32	24	−18	3.28
24	R anterior cingulum	2	20	22	3.27
6	L precentral	−50	−2	46	3.27
		−46	6	46	3.27
6	L SFG	−16	8	60	3.18
Ambiguous vs unambiguous sentences
19	L fusiform	−42	−62	−16	5.23
37	L ITG	−44	−48	−20	4.89
Unambiguous vs ambiguous sentences
39	L ang / R MTG	−44	−62	26	5.92
21	Upper R MTG	50	−52	14	5.84
Jokes/ambiguity Interaction
47-11	L orbitofrontal / IFG triangularis	−24	42	−2	4.87
		−32	36	4	4.73
	R hippocampus	40	−6	−24	4.59