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new source on the subject (bbc)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6270036.stm "Rather than being a precursor to sleep, yawning is designed to keep us awake, say US researchers."

Semi-protected edit request on 21 April 2022

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

Can the following sentences:

-'Many animal species, including birds and fish, experience yawning' Be changed to 'Almost all vertebrate animals, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and even fish, experience yawning.' -'A yawn is a reflex consisting of the simultaneous inhalation of air and the stretching of the eardrums, followed by an exhalation of breath.' Be changed to: 'A yawn is a reflex lasting 4-7 seconds, and is characterized by a long inspiratory phase with gradual mouth gaping, followed by a brief climax (or acme) with muscle stretching, and a rapid expiratory phase with muscle relaxation. ^[1]^[2] For fsh and birds, this is described as gradual mouth gaping, staying open for at least 3 s and subsequently a rapid closure of the mouth. ^[3]

This is a more accurate defenition of a yawn and animals that perform yawning. Stretching the eardrums is only a small part of the yawn and refers to one specific hypothesis (middle ear clearing). This is considered a side-effect by many scientists in the field of yawning, thus I would not state it in the defenition. Thank you again! — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChristiaanDoelman (talk • contribs) 14:19, 21 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Barbizet, J (1958). "Yawning". J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 21 (3): 203.
^ Provine, RR (1986). "Yawning as a stereotyped action pattern and releasing stimulus". Ethology. 72 (2): 109-122.
^ Baenninger, R (1987). "Some comparative aspects of yawning in Betta splendens, Homo sapiens, Panthera leo, and Papio sphinx". J Comp Psychol. 101 (4): 349.

@ChristiaanDoelman Your proposed edits look good and I made the changes.Duke Gilmore (talk)

deep voice

can we include that your voice gets deeper when yawning Dinoroki (talk) 20:27, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Relation to empathy" citations.

There were a few statements in the section about empathy that weren't sourced, particularly related to whether autistic people struggle with empathy.

I added citation needed tags, but I'm not an experienced Wikipedian so feel free to remove them if they aren't relevant.

Also, I feel like it's unclear what kind of empathy is being discussed. Squoop (talk) 11:17, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Barbizet, J (1958). "Yawning". J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 21 (3): 203.

[2] Provine, RR (1986). "Yawning as a stereotyped action pattern and releasing stimulus". Ethology. 72 (2): 109-122.

[3] Baenninger, R (1987). "Some comparative aspects of yawning in Betta splendens, Homo sapiens, Panthera leo, and Papio sphinx". J Comp Psychol. 101 (4): 349.

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