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Yawning Does Something Unexpected in Your Brain, MRI Scans Reveal

Yawning has an unusual and unexpected effect on the flow of fluid protecting the brain, a recent study reveals, though it's not yet clear what the impact of this shift might be.

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Yawning has an unusual and unexpected effect on the flow of fluid protecting the brain, a recent study reveals, though it's not yet clear what the impact of this shift might be. According to researchers from the University of New South Wales in Australia, the findings could provide a crucial clue in understanding why humans (and many other species) evolved the capacity to yawn .

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