The sound of laughter may make you smile and laugh, British researchers report. "It seems that it's absolutely true that 'laugh and the whole world laughs with you,'" Sophie Scott, PhD, says in a news ...

The sound of laughter may make you smile and laugh, British researchers report. "It seems that it's absolutely true that 'laugh and the whole world laughs with you,'" Sophie Scott, Ph.D., says in a ...

A new study showed that laughter is a better indicator in determining friendships than even speech. Volunteers were able to pinpoint groups of friends versus strangers by listening to their laughter.

This article is republished from The Conversation. Laughter is an everyday reminder that we humans are animals. In fact, when recorded laughter is slowed down, listeners can’t tell whether the sound ...

The sound of laughter can reveal a relationship status, a new research has suggested. Laughter has been known to have many health benefits, such as improving short term memory in older adults by ...

“Man is distinguished from all other creatures by his faculty of laughter,” wrote the English essayist Joseph Addison in 1712. Modern science has a different take – up to a point. We’re pretty sure ...