Friends and loved ones yawn together

Monday, December 12, 2011 - 12:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Yawning is contagious, as everybody knows. A new study shows that “yawn transmission” is more frequent, and faster, between people sharing an emotional bond: close friends, kin, and mates.

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