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The yawn reflex has long been observed to be contagious. In 1508, Erasmus wrote, "One man's yawning makes another yawn", [39] and the French proverbialized the idea to "Un bon bâilleur en fait bâiller sept" ('One good gaper makes seven others gape'). [40] Often, if one person yawns, this may cause another person to "empathetically" yawn. [23]
Merely thinking about or seeing someone yawning can make you yawn. But why?
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 ...
During faucalized voice, the sides of pharynx expand outward and the larynx descends and tilts forward. The term "yawny voice" is appropriate to compare this voice quality to the physiological act of yawning. Its opposite is harsh voice, a vocal quality produced when the pharynx is contracted and the larynx raised.
A study from the University of Tokyo found dogs yawn more when their owners yawn compared to when strangers do. Let us know how far you got without yawning in the comments below ... we're going ...
Like a sigh, a yawn, or a moan, a gasp is often an automatic and unintentional act. [10] Gasping is closely related to sighing, and the inhalation characterizing a gasp induced by shock or surprise may be released as a sigh if the event causing the initial emotional reaction is determined to be less shocking or surprising than the observer ...
Immediately preceding tic onset, most individuals are aware of an urge [19] that is similar to the need to yawn, sneeze, blink, or scratch an itch. Individuals describe the need to tic as a buildup of tension [ 20 ] that they consciously choose to release, as if they "had to do it". [ 21 ]
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