Do you know what is Chasmology?
Now before you think, “Oh no! another boring blog! Time for me to YAWN!” well, you are close!
The book 48 laws of power by Robert Greene talks about the power of yawning! It makes your opponent calm and less aggressive! A typical yawn lasts for around 6 seconds and your heart rate significantly increases during that time!
And yes! The study of yawning is called chasmology!
It’s no surprise that People yawn more when shown a pattern of boring colors than when shown a 30-minute rock video!
Yawning usually happens in fits of two or three with increasing intensity.
A fetus starts yawning in the uterus at 12 weeks after conception. A fetus yawns around 25 times per day, and the frequency of yawning tends to decrease with age! Now now, it may not be because a typical mother has a relatively quiet and boring life!
Luckily though Humans cannot claim Yawning to be ‘human’ since it isn’t unique to humans!
Almost all vertebrate animals, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and even fish, experience yawning. So if a radioactive fish does bite you then your super power may be; well you can yawn underwater!
There are three main hypothesis on why we yawn!
To “wake up” your brain is the idea behind the ‘arousal hypothesis’ which states that yawning activates your brain. This theory is tied to the fact that tiredness and boredom tend to trigger yawning the most.
So, your body uses yawning to keep yourself awake. Several of your facial muscles tense and stretch during a yawn, which may also help wake you up.
Another theory is to fool…er I mean cool, you brain! The brain-cooling hypothesis suggests that brain temperature decreases with yawning due to the intake of excess air and changes in facial blood flow! Studies in both animals and humans show that yawning occurs before, during and after instances of abnormal thermoregulation, like heat stress and hyperthermia (high body temperature).
Then to bring in the fact that you need to communicate since you and me are social animals! It may be an act of communication! The communication hypothesis is based on the contagiousness of yawning. Researchers who support this theory think that yawning functions as a communication or group synchronization function. They think it might serve to signal boredom or feelings of stress to others around you.
Yawning of course is contagious but interesting is that yawns are most contagious among your closest friends. Researchers have discovered that the closer you are to someone genetically or emotionally, the more likely it is that you’ll ‘catch’ their yawn!
So the next time you see your wife or husband ‘YAWN’ you better do it! It may be that he or she has read my blog and is testing you!
If that made you smile then that reminds me of the mischevious smile of zohra sehgal!
Now stop yawning and sleep!
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