Senju, Atsushi (2010) Developmental and comparative perspectives of contagious yawning. In: Walusinski, O. (ed.) The Mystery of Yawning in Physiology and Disease. Frontiers of Neurology and Neuroscience 28. Basel, Switzerland: Karger, pp. 113-119. ISBN 9783805594042.
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Book synopsis: Yawning is a stereotyped phylogenetically ancient phenomenon that occurs in almost all vertebrates. As an emotional behavior and an expressive movement, yawning has many consequences; nevertheless, it has so far been poorly addressed in medical research and practice. Bringing together the latest research from many fields, this volume integrates current insights within embryology, ethology, neurophysiology, psychology, fMRI and pathology. The phylogenetic and ontogenetic aspects of yawning offer an interesting perspective on human development, and its occurrence in neurological diseases – an area explored by only a few investigators – may provide useful clinical information. This book will make valuable and fascinating reading to neurologists, sleep specialists, psychologists, ethologists and pharmacologists, as well as to anybody interested in uncovering the mystery of yawning.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| School or Research Centre: | Birkbeck Schools and Research Centres > School of Science > Psychology |
| Depositing User: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Mar 2011 10:15 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Apr 2013 12:17 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/1556 |
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