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Brain size and neuron numbers drive differences in yawn duration across mammals and birds
Recent studies indicate that yawning evolved as a brain cooling mechanism. Given that larger brains have greater thermolytic needs and brain temperature is determined in part by heat production from neuronal activity, it was hypothesized that animals with larger brains and more neurons would yawn lo...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8102614/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33958700 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02019-y |