Here’s why the world seems to disappear when you blink—and why you should consider doing it more often
But there is another side to blinks that reveals deep connections to processes going on in your brain that make sense of the world. The neuronal changes triggered by blinking might just be a way to escape the pressures of the world, however briefly.
The researchers investigated this by asking a more specific question: If you could somehow deliver light to the retina at the back of the eye while the eyes are closed, what would you see? When the light fibers were illuminated, participants could see light that penetrated the intervening tissue and bone to stimulate the lower part of the retina. Because we perceive the retinal image as upside down, the participants saw this cloudy glow in theirThe task in the experiment was to detect when the mouth lights were briefly dimmed. The researchers compared detection ability both when participants were instructed to voluntarily blink and without blinking.
Nevertheless, some caveats are warranted. Any direct effect of blinks on your mind will be brief. Also, based on data from Grossman and colleagues,
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