Are yawns contagious?
This circuitry is called the mirror-neuron system, because it contains a special type of brain cells, or neurons, that...
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The yawn contagion is largely unconscious. Wherever it might affect the brain, it bypasses the known brain circuitry for more...
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Contagious yawning is real, scientists say, and it's probably programmed into us, according to Dr. William Broughton, MORE
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Yawns ARE contagious! It has been suggested that this could be the result of an unconscious herding behavior. ChaCha again soon!
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It appears that yawns are contagious although there is no scientific reason. Thanks for using ChaCha!
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The Neurons are specialized to transmit information throughout the body. These highly specialized nerve cells are responsible for communicating information in both chemical and electrical forms.
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