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Why is yawning contagious?
When one yawns in a group, others will follow.Why is this so?
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No one knows for sure, but a study published in a recent issue of the journal Cognitive Brain Research theorizes that yawning in response to someone else’s yawn may be an empathetic response, similar to laughter. “A yawn can be triggered not only by seeing a person yawn but also by hearing, reading about, or even just thinking about yawns,” says Steven Platek, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at Drexel University, in Philadelphia,
Yawning is like a disease, highly contagious but also spread through the radio and tv. If we hear or see someone yawning, chances are we will end up yawning too.... ((yawns))
Yawning is like a disease, highly contagious but also spread through the radio and tv. If we hear or see someone yawning, chances are we will end up yawning too.... ((yawns))
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