You Feel Me? Yawns and Smiles Get Us into Emotional Sync with Others

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You Feel Me? Yawns and Smiles Get Us into Emotional Sync with Others

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You Feel Me? Yawns and Smiles Get Us into Emotional Sync with Others

When we get 'infected' by others' yawning, we also catch their sleepiness.

May 08, 2025

Poole, K. L., & Henderson, H. A. (2023). Social cognitive correlates of contagious yawning and smiling. Human Nature, 34(4), 569-587.

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