The Mystery of Yawning in Physiology and Disease (Frontiers of Neurology and Neuroscience, Vol. 28)

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. Historical perspectives / Walusinski, O. -- Popular knowledge and beliefs / Walusinski, O. -- Yawning throughout life / Giganti, F. ; Salzarulo, P. -- Fetal yawning / Walusinski, O. -- Sleep, sleepiness and yawning / Giganti, F. ... [et al.] -- Interplay between yawning and vigilance : a review of the experimental evidence / Guggisberg, A.G. ; Mathis, J. ; Hess, C.W. -- The hidden sexuality of the yawn and the future of chasmology / Seuntjens, W. -- Non-human primates : a comparative developmental perspective on yawning / Anderson, J.R. -- Punishment-induced fear modifies the daily course of yawning in rats / Moyaho, A. ; Valencia, J. -- A thermoregulatory behavior / Gallup, A.C. -- Neurophamacology of yawning / Collins, G.T. ; Eguibar, J.R. -- Yawn, yawn, yawn, yawn ; yawn, yawn, yawn! The social, evolutionary and neuroscientific facets of contagious yawning / Platek, S.M. -- Developmental and comparative perspectives of contagious yawning / Senju, A. -- Methodological problems in the study of contagious yawning / Campbell, M.W. ; de Waal, F.B.M. -- Exploring with neuroimaging / Nahab, F.B. -- Associated movements in hemiplegic limbs during yawning / Meenakshisundaram, R. ... [et al.] -- Associated diseases / Walusinski, O 000307068......Page 2 000307069......Page 16 000307071......Page 37 000307072......Page 41 000307075......Page 47 000307078......Page 57 000307079......Page 62 000307081......Page 70 000307082......Page 78 000307083......Page 92 000307084......Page 99 000307085......Page 105 000307086......Page 122 000307088......Page 128 000307090......Page 135 000307093......Page 143 000307095......Page 149 000307098......Page 155 000307101......Page 171 000307103......Page 172 The first complete and authoritative book on yawning