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A new study is suggesting that instinct plays a role in deciding whether to laugh or cry with others. A study from the University of Wisconsin found that humans have an inborn tendency to mimic the faces of others without even realizing it, and that triggers the brain to feel similar emotions based on past experiences and to create an almost instant response.