Asmir Gračanin
Asmir Gračanin appears on this site as first author of the 2018 Human Nature review of evolutionary and cultural perspectives on why only humans shed emotional tears.
Who they are
The work of Asmir Gračanin reaches this site through the paper listed below. On this site the name is tied to Emotional Tears as a Social Signal.
Key papers
Gračanin, A., Bylsma, L. M., & Vingerhoets, A. J. J. M. (2018). Why only humans shed emotional tears: Evolutionary and cultural perspectives. Human Nature, 29(2), 104-133. What it reports: A review of emotional tears from an evolutionary angle, starting with infant crying. It proposes that crying began as a signal of distress that invites others to help, and that weeping rituals across cultures fit this account.
Key ideas
Emotional Tears as a Social Signal: The proposal that emotional crying evolved as a visible signal that invites others to respond with support.
Sources
- Gračanin, A., Bylsma, L. M., & Vingerhoets, A. J. J. M. (2018). Why only humans shed emotional tears: Evolutionary and cultural perspectives. Human Nature, 29(2), 104-133.