In the realm of physics, it would seem that cause always precedes effect. In the realm of human behavior, and for our laughter in particular, things appear to be much more flexible. Anticipatory ...

From “Ha!” to “LOL,” laughter in text can take on a number of forms and meanings. 'Laughter' via www.shutterstock.com Laughter is uniquely human. Sometimes deliberate, sometimes uncontrollable, we ...

Laughing is something most people do every day, but chances are we don’t really understand why we do it. "Laughter is one of a series of in-born human behaviors, along with things like coughing and ...

Summary: A comprehensive neurodevelopmental analysis established that laughter is a complex biological engine that directly shapes early brain growth, emotional resilience, and parent-child neural ...

This post is part two of a series. In the first post of this blog series, I made the case that the best way of understanding laughter was as a form of nonverbal communication, one that affirms a sense ...

Experts say an infant’s laughter is an important developmental marker, offering a window into brain development and a child’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David DiSalvo writes about science, tech and culture. Intuitively we know that laughter is one of the best tools we have for ...