Tag: yawning

Contagious yawning more closely associated with perceptual sensitivity than empathy

Ashley September 18, 2017 Comments Off

From the Tohoku University press release: Contagious yawning is a universal phenomenon, but why it happens remains a mystery. A new study out of Tohoku University suggests that contrary to… Read more »

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

Ashley September 16, 2017 Comments Off

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… Read more »

Study connects contagious yawning to empathy, not boredom

Sue December 14, 2011 Comments Off

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… Read more »