Sometimes we are afraid or even ashamed of this behavior that we cannot prevent and stop. “Where are you from now?” with his inner voice he brings our hand to our mouth and takes this yawn. make invisible we work.

Most of us yawn fatigue and insomnia but there are a few more reasons behind this action. If you’ve started yawning, we can begin to explain why we do this action when we’re not sleepy and how it transfers.

Each of us yawns an average of 20 times a day.

this number middle age and older adults with a different social development, such as autism or schizophrenia, do not yawn. Children under the age of 5 only yawn when they are tired.

A response to fatigue and lack of excitement Yawning is a similar process for all of us.

Since we often yawn before or after going to sleep, we think it is a sign of fatigue. In addition to this indication boredom We can also yawn to express it.

a boring job In the yawn that occurs when we are dealing with stimuli, our brain transitions from high alertness to lower alertness.

The situation is the same after an intense sport activity. In addition, such as transition from high-pressure area to low-pressure area. with changes in physical condition We may also find ourselves yawning.

still yawning Certainly There is no identified cause, but many theories about yawning have been developed over time and researchers have tried to draw conclusions based on them.

One of the earliest theories about yawning was that yawning was a way of clearing bad air from the lungs. to Hippocrates belong In the 17th and 18th centuries, scientists noticed that yawning increased blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen in the blood. realized why. As of today, the most popular theory of why we yawn is “be warned“We yawn.

The latest findings suggest that yawning may be related to brain temperature.

When the brain heats up more than the constant temperature, to cool the brain we can yawn. During stretching, our facial muscles relax and this causes heat to be lost through the facial veins. The cold air that comes in helps relax the brain muscles and in that direction our brain it cools down.

So how is yawning transmitted?

Our brains are the people around us. to copy an organ programmed to At the same time, this action activates mirror neurons in our brain. These neurons mimic It is activated when performing goal-directed behavior and our brain cannot resist the yawn reflex.

This action can also occur from watching someone yawn or from the thought of someone else yawning.

adult people 42-55%Wants to yawn while or immediately after watching a video of someone yawning repeatedly. This situation “contagious yawningis called “.

Yawning, which activates the motor mimicry, empathy, and social behavior parts of the brain, allows the neurons in the brain to tell what the person is going through. to make you feel causes it and commands you to take that action, even if you don’t really need it.

If the yawner is a friend, a relative, in short, someone with whom we have a close relationship, we can try to perform this action. more likely to we will be. Our yawning behavior when we see a stranger yawn is due to the empathic connection established in our brain.

Yawning isn’t just for humans.

Almost all animals While they may yawn, only a few species show contagious yawning. Dogs and wolves are animals exposed to contagious yawning.

What if we yawn too much?

Yawning is usually harmless. excessive yawning On the other hand, it can be caused by various conditions that require medical attention.

This response is also sign of sleep disorder it is also possible. While not very common, yawning too much can also cause heart attacks and aortic-related heart disease.

When you have yawned to the fullest, you can wash your face and come to yourself.