On yawning and its functions

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 198-207

  Baenninger, Ronald ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001623755     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03209394     Document Type: Article

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