Why do we stretch when we yawn?
We all do it.
Tag: yawning
Why we yawn and why it’s contagious
Just thinking about it makes me yawn -- because it's contagious, not because it's boring.
On the many mysteries of yawning
What’s behind a yawn, why does it occur?
Trying to resist a yawn makes you more likely to yawn — because your motor cortex is wired that way
It's ridiculous how many times I've yawned writing this.
Yawning is contagious, unless you’re a psychopath
When someone yawns near us, we naturally feel an irresistible urge to yawn in response. Even dogs seem to yawn ...
Yawning not contagious for autistic children due to inattention to social cues – not lack of empathy
Boredom, tiredness, stress - they can all lead to a big healthy yawn; but even when none of those are ...
Fetuses get bored too: research shows they yawn in their mothers’ womb
Previous research has shown that babies still in their mothers' wombs regularly stretch, swallow and even hiccup. Recent observations have ...
