Contagious yawning research explained by The New York Times

By 9 - Published 5 November 2013

Contagious yawning research conducted by Elainie Madsen, Tomas Persson and colleagues explained beautifully by the New York Times.

Contagious yawning research conducted by Elainie Madsen, Tomas Persson and colleagues explained beautifully by The New York Times.

Read more about the research here!

The paper: Madsen, E. A., Persson, T., Sayehli, S., Lenninger, S., & Sonesson, G. (2013). Chimpanzees show a developmental increase in susceptibility to contagious yawning: A test of the effect of ontogeny and emotional closeness on yawn contagion. PloS one, 8(10), e76266.(Opens in new window)

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