Interplay between Yawning and Vigilance: A Review of the Experimental Evidence | Zendy

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Interplay between Yawning and Vigilance: A Review of the Experimental Evidence

Author(s) -

Adrian G. Guggisberg,

Johannes Mathis,

Christian Heß

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

monographs in clinical neuroscience/frontiers of neurology and neuroscience/monographs in neural sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.249

H-Index - 27

eISSN - 1420-2441

pISSN - 0300-5186

DOI - 10.1159/000307079

Subject(s) - vigilance (psychology) , arousal , psychology , electroencephalography , autonomic nervous system , audiology , neuroscience , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , heart rate , blood pressure , radiology

Yawning is a phylogenetically old behavior of ubiquitous occurrence. The origin and function of this conspicuous phenomenon have been subject to speculation for centuries. A widely held hypothesis posits that yawning increases the arousal level during sleepiness; thus, providing a homeostatic regulation of vigilance.

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