Need a pick-me-up after another week working in the lab? Here are our top 10 favorite neuroscience jokes that are sure to give you a laugh and impress your nerdy colleagues.

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1. Why did the neuron like to sleep in the top bunk bed?

 

Because it wanted to have a high resting potential.

 

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2. If some of Fred Flintstone’s neurotransmitters could talk, what would they say?

 

“GABA-daba-doo!”

 

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3. Why was the neuron sent to the principal’s office?

 

It had trouble controlling its impulses.

 

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4. Why didn’t the brain want to take a bath?

 

It didn’t want to be brainwashed.

 

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5. What is a neuron’s favorite television channel? 

 

The Ion Channel.

 

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6. What do you call a group of brains who form a singing group?

 

A glia club.

 

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7. Why does the spinal cord belong in the brass section of an orchestra?

 

Because it has dorsal and ventral horns.

 

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8. What does a brain do when it sees a friend across the street?

 

It gives a brain wave.

 

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9.How did the mother know her son would become a neuroanatomist?

 

He was always staining things.

 

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10. What kind of fish performs brain surgery?

 

A neurosturgeon.

 

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And last but not least, a bonus joke made just for StressMarq:

What do you call a Tyrannosaurus under stress? A “Nervous Rex”

For some extra laughs, check out “Neuroscientist Ryan Gosling”. http://neuroscientistryangosling.tumblr.com/