Do psychopaths yawn? Many studies support the notion that psychopaths don't have contagious yawning, as yawning is associated ...

Many of the videos suggest social mirroring, which happens when individuals unintentionally imitate the actions of others, along with empathy, may be why some people yawn when they see others do it ...

The average adult yawns about 20 times a day. But why? Surely we can’t all be that tired. The truth is, the science behind yawning is more complex than just a few hours too little sleep. Even more ...

Contagious yawning refers to the tendency of individuals to yawn after seeing, hearing, or even thinking about someone else yawning. About 40% to 60% of people exhibit contagious yawning when exposed ...

Yawning spreads from person to person because our brains are wired for social mirroring. Mirror neurons, empathy and emotional bonding all make contagious yawning more likely, especially among friends ...

New research finds lions that have just yawned together are more likely to move in unison. Tambako The Jaguar via Flickr under CC BY-ND 2.0 Yawning is contagious for animals as well as humans, but ...