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Published online 29 July 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030728-2
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Kind people catch yawns
Self-awareness makes some yawn-susceptible.
Self-aware or empathetic people are more likely to catch the yawns, say US researchers1.
Contagious yawning is known to be more than coincidence.
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