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

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    So, if you’re chatting with someone who reaches to cover their mouth, try not to be offended right away. Below, experts explain what a yawn is, what causes one, and they delve into theories that ...

  3. Yawn - Wikipedia

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    Yawning (oscitation) most often occurs in adults immediately before and after sleep, during tedious activities and as a result of its contagious quality. [8] It is commonly associated with tiredness, stress, sleepiness, boredom, or even hunger. In humans, yawning is often triggered by the perception that others are yawning (for example, seeing ...

  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. What about seeing someone else yawn?

  5. Microsleep - Wikipedia

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    EOG is a technique for measuring the resting potential of the retina in the human eye. [32] Eye-video test: Measures eyes blinking and eye movements to detect microsleep events. [33] [34] Mouth yawning test: Counts number of yawns over a period of time. [35] Speech tests: Examines emotions and/or prosody in speech to predict microsleep episodes ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Yawning may reveal how smart you are - AOL

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    Biologists led by a professor from SUNY Oneonta are saying that there may be a connection between intelligence and the length of yawning.

  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. List of medical symptoms - Wikipedia

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    Sick like I have the flu; like I have to vomit; Short of breath; Sleepy; Sweaty; Thirsty; Tired; Weak; I can't: Breathe normally; Hear normally: losing hearing; sounds are too loud; ringing or hissing in my ears; Move one side – arm and/or leg; Defecate normally; Urinate normally; Remember normally; See properly: Blindness; blurred vision ...