Contagious Yawning?

@tech40 (23230)
Philippines
May 31, 2016 6:20pm CST
Hey guys have you been experienced contagious yawning? Wherein if someone saw you yawning or you saw someone yawning.. you're starting yawn too? I tried this myself to my dog, I tried to do yawning in front of him.. but after couple of minutes, my dog yawn too.. Does this have scientific reason why?
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Cristy
@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
1 Jun 16
Yes. It is true that yawning is contagious. About half of adults yawn after someone else yawns due to a universal phenomenon called “contagious yawning.” University of Connecticut found that yawning when others yawn is a sign of empathy and a form of social bonding.
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Jandie
@tech40 (23230)
• Philippines
1 Jun 16
Wow thanks for that explanation.. so.. I'll keep on yawning starting now haha
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Cristy
@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
1 Jun 16
@tech40 Yawning cools our brain, helping it function more efficiently and keeping us alert. It is sometimes funny when you when you see others yawn with you.
Ms Rae
@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
1 Jun 16
Its just natural
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Jandie
@tech40 (23230)
• Philippines
1 Jun 16
But why.. I don't know why because my dog is alive running playing but when I yawn, my dogs dawn too, specially to my friends
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