Uncontrolled laughing or crying can be more than just a surprising emotional reaction, it may signal a neurological condition called pseudobulbar affect (PBA). PBA causes sudden, involuntary emotional ...

The symptoms: The woman visited a clinic because she had long experienced bursts of uncontrollable laughter, which doctors described as "mirthless" in a report of her case. According to the patient, ...

AIIMS Jodhpur has made a major breakthrough in medicine by managing to cure four patients with a rare and drug-resistant type of epilepsy called 'Laughter Epilepsy' or gelastic seizure. Reports ...

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 is from a person or an animal. We throw our heads ...

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 ...