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What about seeing someone else yawn? In a new study, researchers from the University of Nottingham looked at the brain to determine what makes yawning contagious.
Related individuals (r≥0.25) showed the greatest contagion, in terms of both occurrence of yawning and frequency of yawns. [45] Strangers and acquaintances showed a longer delay in the yawn response (latency) compared to friends and kin. [45] Hence, yawn contagion appears to be primarily driven by the emotional closeness between individuals. [45]
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 ...
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Hatfield, et al., theorize emotional contagion as a two-step process: First, we imitate people (e.g., if someone smiles at you, you smile back). Second, our own emotional experiences change based on the non-verbal signals of emotion that we give off. For example, smiling makes one feel happier, and frowning makes one feel worse. [3]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...
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 ...
A new study suggests there's science behind your yawns. Researchers in Vienna found people yawn more in the summer than winter. Opening wide and taking it all in cools the brain and regulates its ...