Neuroscience
Do babies like yawning? Evidence from brain activity
Contagious yawning is observed in many mammals, but there is no such report in human babies. Whether babies recognize yawning is an unanswered question.
Jul 29, 2019
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News tagged with yawning
Psychology & Psychiatry
People think and behave differently in virtual reality than they do in real life
Immersive virtual reality (VR) can be remarkably lifelike, but new UBC research has found a yawning gap between how people respond psychologically in VR and how they respond in real life.
Jan 24, 2019
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Health
Are yawns really contagious?
(HealthDay)—We've all "caught" yawning from other people, but why that happens is unclear, according to a psychologist who has researched the behavior.
May 26, 2018
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Other
Why do we yawn and why is it contagious?
Consider the scenario. You're driving on a long, straight stretch of country highway at about 2pm on a sunny afternoon, and you're desperately keen to reach your destination. You're trying to stay alert and attentive, but ...
May 21, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Contagious yawning more closely associated with perceptual sensitivity than empathy
Contagious yawning is a universal phenomenon, but why it happens remains a mystery.
Sep 05, 2017
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Neuroscience
Yawning—why is it so contagious and why should it matter?
Feeling tired? Even if we aren't tired, why do we yawn if someone else does? Experts at the University of Nottingham have published research that suggests the human propensity for contagious yawning is triggered automatically ...
Aug 31, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychopaths may not yawn along with you
(HealthDay)—People with psychopathic traits are less likely to catch "contagious yawning" than those with higher levels of empathy, a new study suggests.
Sep 08, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People with psychopathic traits are less likely to 'catch' a yawn than empathetic folks
People with psychopathic characteristics are less likely to be affected by "contagious yawning" than those who are empathetic, according to a Baylor University psychology study.
Aug 20, 2015
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Medical research
Yawning frequencies of people vary with temperature of the season, study finds
Common belief is that yawning helps to increase the oxygen supply. However, previous research has failed to show an association between yawning and blood oxygen levels. New research by a team of researchers led by Psychologist ...
May 06, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Contagious yawning may not be linked to empathy; still largely unexplained
While previous studies have suggested a connection between contagious yawning and empathy, new research from the Duke Center for Human Genome Variation finds that contagious yawning may decrease with age and is not strongly ...
Mar 14, 2014
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