The Matt Walker Podcast
#63 - Yawning Explained
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1. The first scientific theory explaining why we yawn is the behavioral synchronization hypothesis. According to this theory, contagious yawning functions to synchronize or coordinate group behavior between species.
2. Ethological studies have shown that yawning clusters within a group before a collective transition to a different behavior. This suggests that contagious yawning helps coordinate group behavior among species.
3. A study on wild African lions found that contagious yawning led to synchronized body movements and facilitated group behavior transition.
4. Yawning can be likened to an orchestral conductor of movement in animals.
