Vingerhoets says what struck him most about the paper was that Kikusui and colleagues looked for—and found—so-called tears of joy. Most of the research on emotional tearing examines crying that ...

Crying tears of joy and laughing at bad news are common problems - and researchers have finally found out why we do it. They say the key is our brain trying to compensate. The phenomenon even ...

Why, then do we also cry when we're overcome with positive emotions like joy or relief? Yale psychologist Oriana Aragon co-authored a study that examines why this happens, and what it could tell ...