{"id":1095,"date":"2003-07-30T09:47:36","date_gmt":"2003-07-30T13:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dbnews\/2003\/07\/30\/yawns-proven-contagious\/"},"modified":"2003-07-30T09:47:36","modified_gmt":"2003-07-30T13:47:36","slug":"yawns-proven-contagious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dowbrigade\/2003\/07\/30\/yawns-proven-contagious\/","title":{"rendered":"Yawns Proven Contagious"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Self-aware or empathetic people are more likely to catch
\n the yawns, say US researchers.
\n Studies have shown
\n that 40-60% of people who watch videos or hear about yawning end up
\n joining in.<\/p>\n

Contagious yawning may have helped our ancestors to coordinate times
\n of activity and rest. "It’s important that all group members be
\n ready to do the same thing at the same time." <\/p>\n

Excuse me while I take a nap.from RedNova<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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