Fun
is the enjoyment of pleasure, particularly in leisure activities. Fun
is an experience — short-term, often unexpected, informal, not cerebral
and generally purposeless. It is an enjoyable distraction, diverting the
mind and body from any serious task or contributing an extra dimension
to it. Although particularly associated with recreation and play, fun
may be encountered during work, social functions, and even seemingly
mundane activities of daily living. It may often have little to no
logical basis, and opinions on whether or not an activity is fun may
differ. A distinction between enjoyment and fun is difficult but
possible to articulate, fun being a more spontaneous, playful, or active
event. There are psychological and physiological implications to the
experience of fun.Some scientists have identified areas of the brain
associated with the perception of novelty, which are stimulated when
faced with “unusual or surprising circumstances”. Information is
initially received in the hippocampus, the site of long-term memory
consolidation, where the brain attempts to match the new information
with recognizable patterns stored in long-term memory. When it is unable
to do this, the brain releases dopamine, a chemical which stimulates
the amygdala, the site of emotion, and creates a pleasurable feeling
that is associated with the new memory.In other words, fun is created by
stimulating the brain with novelty.
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