# Why is yawning contagious?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Claudia Aguirre
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/claudia_aguirre_why_is_yawning_contagious)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

*Yaaawwwwwn* Did just reading the word make you feel like yawning yourself? Known as contagious yawning, the reasons behind this phenomenon have been attributed to both the physiological and psychological. It's been observed in children as young as four and even in dogs! Claudia Aguirre visits the many intriguing theories that might explain contagious yawning. \[Directed by Biljana Labovic, narrated by Julianna Zarzycki\].

## Lectures

1. [Why is yawning contagious?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/claudia_aguirre_why_is_yawning_contagious/d208c21a925a), 5 min (TED's player)