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

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    Yawning often feels involuntary—it’s triggered by the same part of the brain as sneezing, Sullivan says. But the difference is, a yawn can be controlled from “the top down” if you think ...

  3. Yawn - Wikipedia

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    In budgerigars, contagious yawning does not seem to be related to social closeness. In certain neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism, the patient has an impaired ability to infer the mental states of others. In such cases, yawn contagion can be used to evaluate their ability to infer or empathize with others.

  4. The science behind why yawning is contagious - AOL

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    In a new study, researchers from the University of Nottingham looked at the brain to determine what makes yawning contagious. The BBC reports it happens in the part of the brain that controls ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Exhalation - Wikipedia

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    Yawning is considered a non-respiratory gas movement. A non-respiratory gas movement is another process that moves air in and out of the lungs that do not include breathing. Yawning is a reflex that tends to disrupt the normal breathing rhythm and is believed to be contagious as well. [14] The reason why we yawn is unknown.

  7. List of onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 December 2024. 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 ...

  8. The 6 most common headache types — and when to see a doctor

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    People may experience warning symptoms right before the headache, such as excessive yawning, increased hunger or tearing of the eyes. "Some individuals also experience aura, a neurological ...

  9. List of emoticons - Wikipedia

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    A simple smiley. This is a list of emoticons or textual portrayals of a writer's moods or facial expressions in the form of icons.Originally, these icons consisted of ASCII art, and later, Shift JIS art and Unicode art.