Yawning...and why yawns are contagious: A theory on evolution and atavism

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 307-

  Prasad, Hari ^a  

^a NITTE DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; AROUSAL; EVOLUTION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WAKEFULNESS; YAWNING;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; AROUSAL; BRAIN; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; PHARYNX; YAWNING;

EID: 45649083552     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.03.006     Document Type: Letter

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