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Yes. It is proven that yawning is very contagious. Even in dogs and other animals!
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Yes, it is common for people to feel sleepy or have the urge to yawn when they see or hear someone else yawn. This is known as contagious yawning and it happens due to the activation of mirror neurons in the brain, which mimic another person's action, in this case yawning. Contagious yawning is believed to be related to empathy and social bonding.
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Do you get drowsy if some one yawns close from you?
I don't know about "drowsy" but I have heard that if someone near you yawns, you yawn too. Like yawns are contagious. Yawns don't mean that you're tired. It also means that you're not getting enough oxygen, but that has not been scientifically tested.
Why do you think we yawn when we are sleepy or drowsy?
your body yawns because it needs more oxygen, when we get tired that's when the body gets low on oxygen
Why are yawns not contagious?
Actually that is a lie. Yawns are contagious.
How long would one hundred yawns last?
50
What does 1 and 2 and 3 yawns mean?
1 yawn means you are tired. 2 yawns means you need a nap. 3 yawns means you need to go to sleep.
If a hippo yawns in your face can you relax or should you look for a place to hide?
If a hippo yawns in your face, you're pretty much dead. Their jaws can crush you in one bite.
Are yawns contagious and how?
No.
If a hippo yawns can you relax or should you run?
When a hippo yawns, it signals that he is about to charge or fight. Definitely run.
Why do you get sleepy when you're with your girlfriend?
when you're into some one you like your brain is flooded with endorphins, which after riding an endorphin high for a few hours you get sleepy, normal it happens a lot to all kinds of people.
What does it mean when a mandrill yawns?
I smell a troll.
Why do eggs make you sleepy?
They contain tyrosine and tryptophan- one makes you alert and the other makes you sleepy
How do you spell ywans?
This is likely the transposition of the word "yawns."
Does Queen Elizabeth excuse herself after she yawns?
I think yes she does
What actors and actresses appeared in Sleepy Van - 2009?
The cast of Sleepy Van - 2009 includes: Marek Hlavicka as The frozen one
If a human yawns in front of a monkey will the monkey yawn?
maybe, maybe not!
Can geritol make you sleepy?
GERITOL is a vitamin ELIXIR, and contains 20% - 25% alcohol (booze). It certainly can make you sleepy. ALSO- some cold medicine elixirs contain alcohol and can make you sleepy as well- ESPECIALLY NYQUIL
Why do some bird migrate alone?
they get left alone tired or sleepy
