As chimpanzees grow, so does yawn contagion

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 21:30 in Biology & Nature

As sanctuary-kept chimpanzees grow from infant to juvenile, they develop increased susceptibility to human yawn contagion, possibility due to their increasing ability to empathize.

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