Laughing at those who are crying is sometimes done with malice; more often it’s a caring response to those who appear a bit ...

Social laughter is often much quicker to start and ... we’re part of the same group as someone. We understand them. In fact, this quite striking number — you’re 30 times more likely to ...

most instances of laughter were based not in response to overt humor, but instead in an effort to strengthen social bonds, acknowledge a superior’s authority, or, when used negatively, to exclude ...

The group was divided into an intervention group (41 participants), who attended five weekly 40-minute laughter yoga sessions, and a control group (42 participants), who did not receive any ...