Memes make us laugh, but they also help us feel better according to recent research. Kasha chats with meme researchers and experts to discuss how memes can affect our mental health.

Relevant links:

Exploratory study on the role of emotion regulation in perceived valence, humour, and beneficial use of depressive internet memes in depression: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-57953-4

Internet memes related to the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential coping mechanism for anxiety: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-384283/v1 

Know Your Meme: https://knowyourmeme.com/

COVID’s mental-health toll: how scientists are tracking a surge in depression: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-00175-z