Key points Contagious yawning may reflect empathy and nonconscious mimicry in social animals. The mirror neuron system is linked to contagious yawning, empathy, and social behaviors. Contagious ...

Discover how contagious yawning reveals your true emotional connections and why you mirror some people's yawns but not others.

Experts discuss the mysteries of yawning at first ever international conference. —LONDON, June 28, 2010 -- For two days last week, they came to Paris. Over two dozen experts in the field of ...

Is it true that we yawn when our brains are deprived of oxygen? Most of us can feel a yawn coming on. The muscles in our jaw begin to tighten, our nostrils might flare, and our eyes might tear up ...

More like “monkey see, monkey pee.” Yawning isn’t the only bodily function that’s contagious. Japanese scientists have discovered that chimpanzees are more likely to urinate when they see ...

Most people yawn six to 23 times a day – even animals yawn! You may have noticed that you often yawn after you see someone else yawn. This is called “contagious yawning”.

Yawning robot made chimps want to get ready for bed The researchers began the experiment by creating a life-sized silicon human head equipped with a motorized, movable mouth.