Pandiculation particularly targets the paleomammalian brain – the so-called “emotional brain.”
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The paleomammalian brain includes the thalamus and hypothalamus, jointly known as the diencephalon.
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It also includes the pituitary gland – the “master gland” controlling the secretion of most hormones and therefore the metabolism of the entire body.
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MedOnline defines pandiculation as “the act of yawning and stretching simultaneously.”
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Dutch physician Herman Boerhaave (1668-1738) wrote …
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“Yawning and pandiculation favour the equitable distribution of spiritus in all the muscles and unlock the vessels of which sleep may have slowed the functions. In certain cases, yawning and pandiculation favour blood flow and re-establish the nervous influx; their action fights the excessive predominance of the flexor muscles and returns everything to its place.”
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Fetuses pandiculate in the womb.
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Monkeys pandiculate.
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Dogs pandiculate.
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Cats pandiculate.
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Horses pandiculate.
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Cows pandiculate.
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Birds pandiculate.
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Snakes pandiculate.
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Turtles pandiculate.
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Fish pandiculate.
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Insects pandiculate.
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Entomologist Basil Derek Wragge-Morley (1920-1969) was the first to (officially) note …
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When ants wake up they stretch out all of their six legs and open up their mandibles and yawn.
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Canadian surgeon A.F. Fraser identified six cross-species core features common to pandiculation …
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(1) extending the arms.
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(2) extending the legs.
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(3) extending the head and neck.
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(4) flexing the vertebral column.
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(5) stiffening the trunk.
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(6) yawning.
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I’ll add seven cross-species core features he didn’t mention (although the first two are often included in the definition of yawning) …
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(7) gaping the mouth.
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(8) clearing the eustachian tubes.
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(9) stretching the diaphragm and the anti-gravity muscles (cellular buoyancy).
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(10) redistributing the otoconia in the pineal gland and middle ear.
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(11) facilitating the secretion of fluid from the tympanic cavity and goblet cells (including the release of nitric oxide in the goblet cells)
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(12) cooling the brain (thermal homeostasis).
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(13) sexual signalling and genital activation.
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I’ll add two more core features common to primate pandiculation …
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(14) tearing of the eyes (lachrymosity).
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(15) empathetic pandiculation contagion independent of mirror network neurons (echokinesis).
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I’ll add one more core feature common to human pandiculation …
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(16) precipitating the Diamond Body.
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Regarding Number 12, Adano Ley (Swami Nitty-Gritty) said …
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“The purpose of Kriya Yoga is to have a cool head and a hot ass. Most people have a hot head and a cold ass.”
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Pandiculation offers us Ever New Metabolic Efficiency.
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