Curious Behavior

Yawning, Laughing, Hiccupping, and Beyond

Robert R. Provine

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$21.50 • £17.95 • €19.50

ISBN 9780674284135

Publication Date: 06/09/2014

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288 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

27 line illustrations

Belknap Press

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Introduction
1. Yawning
2. Laughing
3. Vocal Crying
4. Emotional Tearing
5. Whites of the Eyes
6. Coughing
7. Sneezing
8. Hiccupping
9. Vomiting and Nausea
10. Tickling
11. Itching and Scratching
12. Farting and Belching
13. Prenatal Behavior
Appendix: The Behavioral Keyboard
Notes
References
Acknowledgments
Index

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Awards & Accolades

2012 PROSE Award, Biomedicine & Neuroscience Category, Association of American Publishers

A Library Journal Best Book of 2012

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