Recent research reveals that yawning cools the brain.
~Jorg J.M. Massen, Kim Dusch, Omar Tonsi Eldakar, Andrew C. Gallup. A thermal window for yawning in humans: Yawning as a brain cooling mechanism. Physiology & Behavior, 2014; 130: 145 DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.03.032
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Sylvain Wiart said:
a good yawner makes seven others yawning
Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Sylvain Wiart:
".. the thermoregulatory benefits resulting from yawning provide the mechanism by which arousal or state change can be achieved, while the spreading of this behavior, i.e., yawn contagion, would therefore coordinate arousal in a group and enhance overall group vigilance."
~Same study as mentioned in caption ;-)
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╰☆☆June☆☆╮ said:
Have a great day my friend.
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