Empathy makes you 'catch' a yawn


	Empathy makes you 'catch' a yawn

pokkets

8-14-2007 9:42 PM

5388 views

tags:

empathy, yawn, autism, watching, catch

11 Comments |

Add a Comment

8-14-2007 11:03 PM

The REAL Napster

Well I guess that blows thw theory of re-equalizing the air pressure in your ear drums right out the window! Drats!

8-15-2007 5:51 PM

tikkun

I must be the MOST EMPATHETIC PERSON IN THE WORLD, because I even yawn when I read the word YAWN!!!!

8-15-2007 5:58 PM

skwirlinator

That picture made me yawn! Time for a nap.

8-15-2007 7:50 PM

Jackychanman

maybe it's because the autistic kids can't pay attention. Just a thought.

8-16-2007 12:03 AM

k9riley99

I have just 'yawned,' six times reading this clip. The picture made me yawn, the word, 'yawn,' made me yawn and I am still 'yawning,' and now again, I have
Y A W N E D...................... Time for beddy-bye for me.

Popped

8-16-2007 6:49 PM

DMAX07

I was yawning this morning maybe i felt empathy to myself. Nah, just really tired, went back to sleep, zzz...

8-16-2007 8:25 PM

Herorat

Maybe they yawned when watching the video of people only moving their mouths because the video was boring?

8-16-2007 11:14 PM

haraya

The picture made me yawn too, haha

8-16-2007 11:39 PM

ratilfar

Interesante.

8-18-2007 9:57 PM

saladin60

salut

8-18-2007 9:58 PM

saladin60

sava

Login to Comment. Not a member yet? Sign up

Today's Top Clips

visit the Top Clips page

View the Top Clips from August 14, 2007

Embed This Clip In Your Site...

<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/46f6d903-bb6d-4a43-a785-77b32b18f1d3/2F4DAF68-D9D1-4000-A2BA-9E85F817F088/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/2005512.htm" href="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/2005512.htm" style="font-size: 11px;">www.abc.net.au</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/2005512.htm"><DIV align="left" class="byline">Michael Kahn</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/2005512.htm"><DIV>People who identify better with others are more prone to contagious yawning, researchers say.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/2005512.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.abc.net.au/img/40B46815-6E5E-4F85-BFAE-0466933C1551" alt="yawning" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/2005512.htm"><DIV>The researchers publish their results in the <A target="_blank" href="http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/">Royal Society</A> journal <A target="_blank" href="http://publishing.royalsoc.ac.uk/index.cfm?page=1005"><I>Biology Letters</I></A>.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/2005512.htm"><DIV>In their study, children with autism, who can have trouble showing empathy, were least likely to 'catch' a yawn.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/2005512.htm"><DIV>Scientists have long known that one yawn often leads others to follow suit but what triggers the phenomenon is not as clear, says Dr Atsushi Senju, a researcher at the <A target="_blank" href="http://www.lon.ac.uk/">University of London</A>'s <A target="_blank" href="http://www.bbk.ac.uk/">Birkbeck College</A>, who worked on the study.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/2005512.htm"><DIV>The team tested the reaction of children with and without autism when watching video clips of people yawning and then simply moving their mouths.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/2005512.htm">The researchers found the children with autism, a developmental condition that severely affects social interaction and communication including empathy, yawned less than other children during clips of people yawning</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/2005512.htm">Both groups of children yawned the same amount when watching the video of people only moving their mouths</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/2F4DAF68-D9D1-4000-A2BA-9E85F817F088/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

New from the makers of Clipmarks: Amplify.com - Don't just share the news...Amplify it!

Clipmarks: Home; New Clips; Top Clips; Dashboard

Popular Topics: News; Life; Science; Technology; Entertainment

Get Started: Sign Up; Install Clipping Tool; How Clipping Works; Clip-to-Blog™; ClipSearch

Tools and Resources: FAQ; ClipWeek; Top Clippers; Top Tags; Site Map

About Clipmarks: About Us; Contact; Copyright; Privacy; EULA

Search Options

Today's Top Clips