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You are now YAWNing

(Why does that work?)

>> No.1365044
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>>1365041

>> No.1365045

it doesnt

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Why does it work? (really I wanna know why yawning is contagious)

>> No.1365051

people are pack animals and collective yawning is an effective means of keeping the pack together.

>> No.1365055

>>1365051
that sounds like a cop out to me.

>> No.1365069

>>1365055
A cop out just like asking /sci/ instead of doing the research yourself.

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>>1365051
>>1365069

>> No.1365092

Best guess would be Mirror neuron behavior. Essentially our minds having a predisposition to copying, or mirroring specific actions made by objects in our environment for various reasons, be it social learning, acceptance, or otherwise.

Basically a monkey see, monkey do on the instinctual level.

>> No.1365097

Mirror neurones, pack behaviour, helps ensure that all the family will be sleepy at the same time, stops the tired one getting left behind.