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  2. Sopite syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Drowsiness, yawning, disinclination for work, lack of social participation, mood changes, apathy, sleep disturbances, other fatigue-related symptoms The sopite syndrome ( / s oʊ ˈ p aɪ t / ; from Latin sopire 'to put to sleep') [ 1 ] is a neurological disorder that relates symptoms of fatigue , drowsiness , and mood changes to prolonged ...

  3. Why you yawn when you’re bored, according to experts - AOL

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    This explains why people with medical conditions that cause an increased core body temperature like multiple sclerosis (MS), epilepsy, anxiety, and head trauma experience excessive yawning ...

  4. The science behind why yawning is contagious - AOL

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    Whether you’re tired, bored, or see someone else do it, we all yawn. But the yawning when you’re tired scenario makes sense. ... In order to take a closer look, researchers monitored 36 ...

  5. Yawn - Wikipedia

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    Dogs, and occasionally cats, often yawn after seeing people yawn [11] [65] and when they feel uncertain. [66] Dogs demonstrate contagious yawning when exposed to human yawning. Dogs are very adept at reading human communication actions, so it is unclear if this phenomenon is rooted in evolutionary history or a result of domestication. [67]

  6. Can you make it through this video without yawning? - AOL

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    It found that young people are more apt to "catch" a yawn than older people. 328 participants were asked to watch a three-minute video of people yawning and to keep track of how many times they ...

  7. Sleep induction - Wikipedia

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    Yawning is commonly associated with imminent sleep, but it seems to be a measure to maintain arousal when sleepy and so it actually prevents sleep rather than inducing it. [8] Yawning may be a cue that the body is tired and ready for sleep, but deliberate attempts to yawn may have the opposite effect of sleep induction.

  8. Yawning is more contagious for the young, study says - AOL

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    Yawning. We all do it and yet there's no set explanation on why we do it. And just as mysterious is that the act of yawning seems to be contagious. A new study looking at that issue has found that ...

  9. Altered level of consciousness - Wikipedia

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    A confused person may be bewildered, disoriented, and have difficulty following instructions. [9] The person may have slow thinking and possible memory time loss. This could be caused by sleep deprivation, malnutrition, allergies, environmental pollution, drugs (prescription and nonprescription), and infection. Delirious