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To cry is to shed tears as a response to an emotional state in humans. The act of crying has been defined as "a complex secretomotorphenomenon characterized by the shedding of tears from the lacrimal apparatus, without any irritation of the ocular structures".^[1]

A neuronal connection between the tear duct and the areas of the human brain involved with emotion was established. No other animals are thought to produce tears in response to emotional states,^[2] although this is disputed by some scientists.^[3]

According to a study of over 300 adults, on average, men cry once every month, and women cry at least five times per month,^[2] especially before and during the menstrual cycle, when crying can increase up to 5 times the normal rate, often without obvious reasons (such as depression orsadness).^[4] In many cultures, it is more socially acceptable for women and children to cry than with men.^[2]

Tears produced during emotional crying have a chemical composition which differs from other types of tear: they contain significantly greater quantities of hormones prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, Leu-enkephalin^[5] and the elements potassium and manganese.^[2]

Crying is often considered to be the opposite of laughing.

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