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Merely thinking about or seeing someone yawning can make you yawn. But why?
The post Here’s Why Yawning Is Contagious appeared first on Reader's Digest. But why is yawning contagious? Turns out, humans aren't the only animals with a case of the big yawns.
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A yawn is a reflex in vertebrate animals characterized by a long inspiratory phase with gradual mouth gaping, followed by a brief climax (or acme) ...
The book is written in the style of a reporter on the news who is reporting on the number of sleepers in the world. The book starts with a "very small bug" named Van Vleck yawning. The narrator then tells the reader that this is very important news and goes on to explain that a yawn is contagious and will cause sleep across the countryside.
During faucalized voice, the sides of pharynx expand outward and the larynx descends and tilts forward. The term "yawny voice" is appropriate to compare this voice quality to the physiological act of yawning. Its opposite is harsh voice, a vocal quality produced when the pharynx is contracted and the larynx raised.
Wondering why you always yawn when other people do? Catch your dog yawning at the same time? Find out why the tired reflex is so contagious.
" Nuestro Himno" (Spanish for "Our Anthem") is a Spanish-language version of the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". The debut of the translation came amid a growing controversy over immigration in the United States (see 2006 U.S. immigration reform protests ).