Highlights•Yawning is a highly conserved neurophysiological adaptation among
vertebrates.•The detection of yawning appears to be biologically important in social …

Integration of social cues to initiate adaptive emotional and behavioral responses is a
fundamental aspect of animal and human behavior. In humans, social communication …

Highlights•Lions yawn when they are relaxed and engage in social affiliation.•The arousal
state seems to inhibit yawning in wild lions.•Wild lions are infected by others' yawns.•Yawn …

For three decades, IBNS has provided a forum for the dissemination of behavioral
neuroscience research, broadly defined. Throughout this time, research presented at the …

Contagious yawning differs from spontaneous yawning because it occurs when an
individual yawns in response to someone else's yawn. In Homo sapiens and some non …

Behavioral contagion is thought to play a significant role in social synchronization and
coordination across animal taxa. While there is extensive evidence of behavioral contagion …

Yawning is a complex behaviour linked to several physiological (eg drowsiness, arousal,
thermoregulation) and social phenomena (eg yawn contagion). Being yawning an …

Mammals have evolved with a range of innate drives, such as thirst and hunger, that
promote motivated behaviors to ensure survival. A drive for social engagement promotes …

Although rodents have represented the most intensely studied animals in neurobiological
investigations for more than a century, few studies have systematically compared neural and …

Behavioral contagion is thought to have a significant role in social synchronization and
coordination across animal taxa. While there is extensive evidence of behavioral contagion …