If seeing someone yawn makes you do the same, then you are not alone. You would be surprised to know that when 60-70 percent of people see a person yawn in real life or in a photo, they get an urge to replicate the action, according to a new study. Titled ‘A neural basis for contagious yawning,’ the study conducted by the researchers from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom was published Thursday in the academic journal Current Biology.
Study suggests neural mechanism behind contagious yawning
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Human propensity for contagious yawning triggered by primitive reflexes in the brain, research suggests