Hello, what’s up guys? Today I'm going to talk you
about something very curious and that probably most of you don’t know why
it happens.
Yesterday, my
father told me that on his way to Madrid by train he was talking with one
friend when he started yawning; suddenly his friend started yawning too. Seconds
later, one of the passengers from the seat in front of them, and another that
was sitting next to my father, started yawning too. It was a contagious
yawing!!! Does this situation ring a bell with you? Has that never happened to you?
For example when you’re in a conversation with another
person and he casually yawns. As you wonder whether he's bored with the
discussion, you will find that you're yawning too. Also when a man;walking by, sees you yawning, and pretty soon he yawns; and it's carried on and on, passing from one person to another in a domino effect. It is pretty funny, but do you
know why this happens?
Scientists are
still investigating what makes us yawn, but there is a well-known fact: yawning is contagious. Scientists say that
much of the yawning is due to suggestibility. You don't need to see a person
yawn to involuntarily yawn yourself; hearing someone yawn or even reading about
yawning can cause the same reaction.
Previous studies about yawing suggested that there is
a connection between contagious yawning and empathy. However, then they
discovered that contagious yawning decreases as people age and may not be
associated with empathy. Now, a new study supports that it isn’t related to
facts as empathy, tiredness or energy levels.
And that’s all folks! I hope that with this you have
learned a little more about yawing and that you have enjoyed it.
