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Yawning: Why is it so contagious and why should it matter?

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From the University of Nottingham press release: Feeling tired? Even if we aren’t tired, why do we yawn if someone else does? Experts at the University of Nottingham have published research that suggests the human propensity… 

Study connects contagious yawning to empathy, not boredom

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From the CNR-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche press release via AlphaGalileo: Everybody knows that yawning is contagious. When a person yawns, other people can respond by yawning. What wasn’t known is that“yawn transmission” is more frequent,…