Spontaneous eye-blink rates could be the missing link in explaining the relationship between aerobic fitness and cognitive function.
Spontaneous blink rate decreases while eyelid twitches increase when a horse experiences a stressful situation.
According to researchers, there is an optimum amount of dopamine that should be present within the brain. This optimum amount can help improve cognitive performance on tasks, researchers report.
Researchers report the medial prefrontal cortex calibrates current visual information with previously obtained information to help us perceive the world with more stability, helping to retain visual consistency as we blink.
Researchers report a blink reflexometer may help doctors to diagnose neurological problems, from TBI to Parkinson's disease, in patients.
According to researchers, when shifting attention from one spot to another, the brain blinks. They report these blinks are momentary unconscious gaps in visual perception.
Our brains reposition our eyeballs as we blink in order to allow us to stay focused on what we are looking at, a new study reports.
