Women need more time to appreciate joke because they analyze whether it is actually funny and decent. But they get more satisfaction from good joke.
This conclusion was made by scientists from Medical school of Stanford University (USA). They selected 10 women and men, and showed them 70 black-and-white animated cartoons measuring brain reaction.
It was found out that different parts of brains are activated during watching. The conception of differences lies in the fact that men are in mood for funny cartoon from its start but women began to analyze and only after decision whether they like joke or not women can get satisfaction from it.
Moreover there are differences in preferences among women and men. Men react on short jokes and rude humor while women are satisfied with funny stories.