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Blinking may give your brain a micro break during cognitive tasks


Blinking may give your brain a micro break during cognitive tasks

Blinking may do more than just keep our eyes healthy

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Blinking serves a crucial physiological function, by clearing debris from our eyes and keeping them lubricated. But now, scientists have found it may also have a cognitive role.

In 1945, Arthur Hall at the University of Sheffield in the UK reported on the frequency of blinking as people read aloud, finding that it mostly coincided with gaps in the print. He suggested that blinking may help people take pauses as they read.

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