Yawning: Thompson Cortisol Hypothesis Discussed
نویسنده
چکیده
Yawning is a scientific conundrum that has baffled scientists for decades. Whilst the origin and mechanism of yawning may be understood, its presence and frequency in a number of neurological disorders is not clearly understood. The Thompson Cortisol Hypothesis (2011) proposes a link between yawning and blood cortisol levels because of the known association between cortisol (and its elevation in levels) and other states such as fatigue, stress, and importantly, a number of neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis and stroke. Investigation to support this hypothesis is underway.
منابع مشابه
Yawning, fatigue, and cortisol: expanding the Thompson Cortisol Hypothesis.
Yawning and its involvement in neurological disorders has become the new scientific conundrum. Cortisol levels are known to rise during stress and fatigue; yawning may occur when we are under stress or tired. However, the link between yawning, fatigue, and cortisol has not been fully understood. Expansion of the Thompson Cortisol Hypothesis proposes that the stress hormone, cortisol, is respons...
متن کاملYawning and Cortisol as a Potential Biomarker for Early Detection of Multiple Sclerosis
Cortisol is essential to the regulation of the immune system and yawning is a pathological symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS). Electromyography activity (EMG) in the jaw muscles typically rises when the muscles are moved and with yawning is highly correlated with cortisol levels in healthy people. Saliva samples from 59 participants were collected at the start and after yawning, or at the end o...
متن کاملHealth Psychology Intervention – Identifying Early Symptoms in Neurological Disorders
Cortisol is essential to the regulation of the immune system and pathological yawning is a symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS). Electromyography activity (EMG) in the jaw muscles typically rises when the muscles are moved – extended or flexed; and yawning has been shown to be highly correlated with cortisol levels in healthy people as shown in the Thompson Cortisol Hypothesis. It is likely that ...
متن کاملBorn to Yawn? Understanding Yawning as a Warning of the Rise in Cortisol Levels: Randomized Trial
BACKGROUND Yawning consistently poses a conundrum to the medical profession and neuroscientists. Despite neurological evidence such as parakinesia brachialis oscitans in stroke patients and thermo-irregulation in multiple sclerosis patients, there is considerable debate over the reasons for yawning with the mechanisms and hormonal pathways still not fully understood. Cortisol is implicated duri...
متن کاملCommunicating With the Motor Cortex? Cortisol and Yawning As Possible Biomarkers for the Detection of Neurological Disease
Cortisol and yawning have been proposed as new potential biomarkers for the early detection of signs of neurological disease. Recent evidence from neuroscience has shown that there is communication between the motor cortex and more remote but vital centres such as the brain-stem and hypothalamus. Hormonal as well as neuronal links form the prosed network that influences and monitors the regulat...
متن کامل