Taking short breaks by blinking may help your brain relax during cognitive tasks

Blinking serves an important physiological function by clearing the eyes of debris and keeping them lubricated. But now scientists have discovered that it may also play a cognitive role.

[In1945ArthurHalloftheUniversityofSheffieldEnglandreportedonthefrequencyofblinkingwhenpeoplereadaloudandfoundthatitwasnearlyconsistent[1945年、イギリスのシェフィールド大学のアーサー・ホールは、人々が声を出して本を読んでいるときのまばたきの頻度について報告し、それがほぼ一致していることを発見しました。Gap between prints. He suggested that blinking could help you pause while reading.

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