Showing posts with label why are yawns contagious. Show all posts
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Friday, December 5, 2008

Yawns are more contagious for primates who care

YAWWWNNN. All vertebrates yawn, but primates are the only ones who catch them. Back, back in the day, primates may have used yawning for social bonding, according to researchers. Now a days, a yawn is interpreted as a sign of boredom, or a good night out.



These same researches showed that people who are more empathic are more likely to be contagious to yawns.


I must be very emphatic, because I can't....YAAAWWWNNNN...stop yawning.

Yawning can also be used as a tool to see if anyone is watching you. The theory is that anyone who watches you yawn will not be able to resist yawning themselves (sorry creepers, you're caught.)



So, how many of you yawned while reading this??? Please, comment below.

Thanks to John "Snake Child" for making me YAWN all day.