Yawning Rewrites Brain Fluid Flow, MRI Study Finds
TL;DR
A small MRI study (22 healthy participants) shows yawning shifts cerebrospinal fluid away from the brain and briefly increases arterial inflow, unlike deep breaths. The finding suggests yawning may relate to brain maintenance or cooling, but the results are from a preprint on bioRxiv and not yet peer-reviewed.
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