Nervous laughter may be your brain’s way of dealing with negative emotions or events. It may also be a symptom of an underlying condition. Therapy may help if you find nervous laughter disrupts your ...

An unexpected giggle during tense moments isn't humor, but your brain's stress regulator. This nervous laughter, a coping mechanism, lowers cortisol and activates relaxation. It protects you by ...

If you’re paying close enough attention, you’ll easily recognize nervous laughter as incongruous to the situation—as mostly fake. And this despite the laugher’s actual intentions being largely ...

Anyone can experience inappropriate laughter, and it is not a medical diagnosis. However, certain neurological and mental health conditions may make inappropriate laughter harder to avoid.

You know that sudden, awkward giggle that slips out in the middle of a tense conversation or serious moment? It can feel strange, even embarrassing, to laugh when nothing is remotely funny. But this ...

If you’re paying close enough attention, you’ll easily recognize nervous laughter as incongruous to the situation—as mostly fake. And this despite the laugher’s actual intentions being largely ...