bhmnscmm@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL yawning is observed in almost all vertebrate animals and is "contagious" across species. There is no consensus on why yawning occurs.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1581arrow-down110
arrow-up1571arrow-down1external-linkTIL yawning is observed in almost all vertebrate animals and is "contagious" across species. There is no consensus on why yawning occurs.en.wikipedia.orgbhmnscmm@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYes, but can you catch a yawn from someone else? That’s the claim about autism, that someone else yawning does not tend to make people on the spectrum yawn. I have no idea whether or not that is true.
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Yes, but can you catch a yawn from someone else? That’s the claim about autism, that someone else yawning does not tend to make people on the spectrum yawn. I have no idea whether or not that is true.
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Fair enough.
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