Precious Cockatoo’s ‘Sleepy Vibes’ Have Everyone Yawning first appeared on Parade Pets on Jul 9, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade Pets on Jul 9, 2025, where it first appeared.

Why Do People Yawn More When They Feel Tired A tired brain is an inefficient one, and its energy levels go down. Thus, the body might resort to yawning as a weapon against fatigue.

Readers, we’re sleepy. *Yawn* Allergy season is officially upon us, and it’s making our eyes itchy. It’s making our throats scratchy. And it’s making us fatigued.

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Many animals, including humans, yawn. They do it involuntarily. The signal that initiates a yawn comes from a particular brain region, the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus.

Is It Normal to Yawn During Workouts—Even When You’re Not Tired? Here’s the science behind why you may be yawning during workouts, and what to do about it if you want the yawns to stop.

A version of this article appears in print on Feb. 5, 2024, Section B, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: A.I. Debate Lands in Once-Sleepy Office.