cheese_greater@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 days agoWhat is the mechanism behind yawning?message-squaremessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down17
arrow-up130arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the mechanism behind yawning?cheese_greater@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 days agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-square🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕠𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖@hilariouschaos.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 days agoWe know its a lizard brain thing. We worn know why. If u do it in front of some dogs they will reflexively do it as well.
minus-squaremyrmidex@belgae.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 days agoMy housemate had a cat that, when you yawned, would look at you, and as soon as you were done, it would do a special meow. When fake yawning, the cat knew it was fake, no matter how well it was faked.
minus-square🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕠𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖@hilariouschaos.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoOhh I never tested that perhaps my dogs that didn’t do it knew it was fake?
minus-square🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕠𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖@hilariouschaos.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoIdk it might just what we call that part of the brain
We know its a lizard brain thing. We worn know why. If u do it in front of some dogs they will reflexively do it as well.
My housemate had a cat that, when you yawned, would look at you, and as soon as you were done, it would do a special meow. When fake yawning, the cat knew it was fake, no matter how well it was faked.
Ohh I never tested that perhaps my dogs that didn’t do it knew it was fake?
Do lizards even do it
Idk it might just what we call that part of the brain