The cortisol effect cascades to implications in the brain that may even translate to preserving memory.

Science says LOLs matter more than you think.

A number of studies suggest that laughter is good for your health: It lowers stress, alleviates anxiety and gives you energy to finish a task. It can also reduce inflammation and improve blood flow, ...

Nitrous oxide, informally known as laughing gas, has shown rapid antidepressant effects in people with depression in a series ...

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 ...

Laughter, humor and comedy are essential missing ingredients in today's workplace to boost job engagement, mental health and productivity. Perhaps there’s never been a greater need in our country’s ...

I’ve come to believe that laughter is best understood as a vocal affirmation of mutual vulnerability. Having discussed “vulnerability” at some length in prior posts, I’d like to relate what I mean by ...

Cognitive reappraisal and distracting yourself are a couple of methods that may help you avoid an awkward moment. In A Nutshell Your instinct backfires: Forcibly suppressing facial expressions (the ...