Oaklander is a senior editor at TIME. Michael Trimble, a behavioral neurologist with the unusual distinction of being one of the world’s leading experts on crying, was about to be interviewed on a BBC ...

Crying on cue is often considered the gold standard of acting because it can show how an actor commands their emotional instrument. Have you ever wondered how the world’s greatest actors cry on ...

Crying is a universal experience. People can get teary for almost any reason and at any time. There’s a lot we still don’t know about crying but some scientists believe emotional tears — versus the ...

Tips to help someone stop crying include walking away from stressful situations or relaxing the face muscles. Humor and distraction may also help with uncontrollable crying. Sometimes, people have the ...

Some people cry frequently, but not fully. They’re good at crying but never seem to heal from what’s hurting them. Crying is supposed to be good for you. Tears contain toxins, after all. And feel-good ...

Crying is a natural response humans have to a range of emotions. Possible benefits of crying include self-soothing, relieving pain and stress, enhancing mood, and more. It is not unusual to cry, and ...

The phrase “a good cry” dates back to at least the mid-1800s while the phrase “cry it out” dates as far back as the mid-1600s. Both phrases suggest in our lay language that crying can relieve some ...