2007-03-16 09:47:33 · 8 answers · asked by Don Johnny 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
The proximate cause for contagious yawning may lie with mirror neurons, i.e. neurons in the frontal cortex of certain vertebrates, which upon being exposed to a stimulus from conspecific (same species) and occasionally interspecific organisms, activates the same regions in the brain. Mirror neurons have been proposed as a driving force for imitation which lies at the root of much human learning, e.g. language acquisition. Yawning may be an offshoot of the same imitative impulse.
2007-03-16 10:05:11 · answer #1 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It's contagious!! It's like the Domino effect.. One little yawn can set a whole class into a frenzy... It's hilarious. I've seen it happen.
2007-03-16 09:57:09 · answer #2 · answered by Emily Meni-Meni 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it really is contagious. I bet everybody that has read this question so far has yawned.
2007-03-16 09:52:10 · answer #3 · answered by Hicktown girl66 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question made me yawn. For real.
2007-03-16 09:56:12 · answer #4 · answered by aDWsd 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's really funny, is animals do it too. I have seen people yawn and then their pets yawned and visa versa....power of suggestion is very strong.
2007-03-16 09:51:32 · answer #5 · answered by LoneStarLou 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes it actually is contagious
2007-03-16 09:51:47 · answer #6 · answered by smile more :) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is! A teacher once told me that. :P
2007-03-16 09:50:51 · answer #7 · answered by Rozyyy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
monkey see monkey do..i don't freaking know.. ask Asker he knows all
2007-03-20 05:22:47 · answer #8 · answered by Norweiginwood420 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋