Here’s the easiest way to test the theory… Yawning is genuinely contagious – which is why, once you spot someone yawning in your vicinity, it sets you off too. Even reading the words “yawn ...

Yawns may also occur when you talk about yawning or see or hear someone else yawn. Some yawns are short, and some last for several seconds before an open-mouthed exhale. Watery eyes, stretching ...

Yawning is an involuntary action characterised by opening your mouth wide, taking a deep breath, and then exhaling slowly. It ...

If you see or hear someone yawn, you might suddenly feel the urge to do the same, thanks to a well-studied phenomenon known as “contagious yawning.” Now, new research suggests urination may ...

One is that people yawn when other people yawn due to a phenomenon called echopraxia, in which a person sees a certain behaviour and, if they are sensitive to it, will mimic it. This is made ...

It’s almost impossible not to yawn after seeing someone else do it, but most of us probably don’t know why it’s so hard to fight the urge. Anna Bartter asks the experts. Did you know that ...

Are you yawning yet? Thought so. Infectious yawns are as frustrating as they are intriguing. Sometimes it's enough to need to see someone yawn, hear them talk about it or even read about it for ...

You know the feeling. It’s getting close to bedtime, you get sleepy, and you start yawning automatically. You may even find yourself yawning in the middle of the day in a mid-day lull.

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Most people have experienced “yawn contagion”—when one person in the groups starts yawning, everyone starts doing it. But the cause of this ...