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| Title |
The thermoregulatory theory of yawning: what we know from over 5 years of research
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Neuroscience, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnins.2012.00188 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Andrew C. Gallup, Omar T. Eldakar |
| Abstract |
Over the past 5 years numerous reports have confirmed and replicated the specific brain cooling and thermal window predictions derived from the thermoregulatory theory of yawning, and no study has found evidence contrary to these findings. Here we review the comparative research supporting this model of yawning among homeotherms, while highlighting a recent report showing how the expression of contagious yawning in humans is altered by seasonal climate variation. The fact that yawning is constrained to a thermal window of ambient temperature provides unique and compelling support in favor of this theory. Heretofore, no existing alternative hypothesis of yawning can explain these results, which have important implications for understanding the potential functional role of this behavior, both physiologically and socially, in humans and other animals. In discussion we stress the broader applications of this work in clinical settings, and counter the various criticisms of this theory. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 40 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 15% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 8% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 8% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 5% |
| Italy | 2 | 5% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Australia | 1 | 3% |
| Brazil | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Unknown | 18 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 34 | 85% |
| Scientists | 3 | 8% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 5% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 82 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 4% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| Czechia | 1 | 1% |
| Italy | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 76 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 17% |
| Researcher | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 9% |
| Other | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 17 | 21% |
| Unknown | 16 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 20% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 17% |
| Psychology | 8 | 10% |
| Neuroscience | 7 | 9% |
| Computer Science | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 10 | 12% |
| Unknown | 22 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 447. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 March 2024.
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