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Prenatal behavioral contagion through maternal yawning and fetal resonance

Journal content Created on 05 May 2026 Current Biology

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Current Biology, Cell Press (Reed Elsevier)

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D’Adamo et al. report that fetal yawning increases selectively when mothers yawn, suggesting a possible prenatal form of contagion. True mother-fetus pairs exhibit stronger temporal coherence than recombined dyads, and kinematic analyses reveal a highly conserved motor pattern, highlighting a remarkable continuity of this behavior across developmental stages.

Giulia D’Adamo, Andrea Dall’Asta, Martina Ardizzi, Sara Sorrentino, Valentina Mora, Giulia Arenare, Piernicola D’Amario, Mariagrazia Capurso, Francesca Ferroni, Dmitri Ollari Ischimji, Claudio Ferrari, Tullio Ghi, Vittorio Gallese

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