Why is yawning congagious?

Do you ever wonder why when you see somebody yawn you start yawning too? Well, there is a simple explanation for that. In this article it tells you the purpose of yawning. It also tells you why yawning seems to be contagious.

Here is the explanation for why we yawn is simple. When you see someone else yawn it just may be an empathetic reflex. The neutrons in your brain fire and cause you to feel what the other person is experiencing, even if you don’t actually feel the need. Some people say that yawning balances carbon dioxide and oxygen levels in the blood. Gordon Gallup theorized that yawns cool our brains so that they run efficiently.

I think it is good that we yawn. I also think that it is really neat that just by seeing somebody else yawn. We feel the need to yawn as well. It is cool that we feel what the other person is experiencing when they yawn. It is interesting that by doing such a simple thing, it helps our body.

It is good to yawn because it cools our brain so that it can function properly. We feel the need to yawn when we see other people yawn because it is an empathetic reflex. We are feeling what the person we saw yawning is feeling. We feel that because of the neutrons in our brain. Yawning is just so simple. You just stretch your mouth really wide. I mean how hard is that?

So, that is why yawning is contagious. We feel what the other person is feeling when that happens. That is also the purpose of yawning. To balance the carbon dioxide and oxygen levels in the blood. It also helps to cool our brain. So, the next time you yawn think of what the positive things that it is doing to help your body.