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Yawning facilitates cooling of the brain, explains Epstein. This happens via blood flow, the inhalation of cool air, and the occasional tearing of the eyes. It has also been found that yawning ...
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) with muscle stretching, and a rapid expiratory phase with muscle relaxation, which typically lasts a few seconds.
It found that young people are more apt to "catch" a yawn than older people. 328 participants were asked to watch a three-minute video of people yawning and to keep track of how many times they ...
The instinctive drowning response is an instinctive reaction that occurs in humans, particularly in non-swimmers, when close to drowning.It is focused on attempting to keep the mouth above water to the exclusion of useful effort to attract help or self rescue, and is often not recognized by onlookers.
The perception of head movement involves the body sensing linear acceleration or the force of gravity through the otoliths, and angular acceleration through the semicircular canals. The reflex uses a combination of visual system inputs, vestibular inputs, and somatosensory inputs to make postural adjustments when the body becomes displaced from ...
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Which animals yawn, and has it evolved independently more than once? A little further explanation as to how yawning is advantageous - how would an organism that didn't yawn/respond to yawns be more likely to die? Physiologically, what is the difference (if there is any) between a true reflexive yawn and a voluntary effort to simulate a yawn?
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