Music influences the human body in ways that go far beyond enjoyment and conscious movement. Our eyes naturally blink in time with a steady musical beat, revealing a hidden connection between hearing ...

Blinking exercises are preplanned, where you make a conscious effort to blink your eyes. They may help with dry eye disease. Dry eye is a common condition where your eyes don’t have enough tears to ...

Uncontrollable blinking is often considered normal, but in some cases it can lead to various interpretations and perceptions. In Malay culture in particular, blinking the left eye is often associated ...

Reference: “Reduced Eye Blinking During Sentence Listening Reflects Increased Cognitive Load in Challenging Auditory Conditions” by Penelope Coupal, Yue Zhang and Mickael Deroche, 1 September 2025, ...

Blinking is something we all do automatically so often, in fact, that most of us never give it a second thought. But beneath this simple act lies a remarkable biological mechanism crucial to our eye ...

The rhythmic action of blinking helps keep our vision sharp. Initially studied only in vision science, blinking is now also recognized as a subtle cue showing how the brain handles attention and ...

Eye strain has several components. Looking at very bright or very dim objects can lead your pupils to work harder, while looking at a stationary object can cause fatigue in the muscles that aim and ...

People typically blink between 14,400 and 19,200 times per day. Blinking supports eye health, but more frequent blinking can occur with certain health conditions or injuries. Blinking is essential for ...

According to an unusual and innovative recent study, blinking is a visual clue that influences our everyday conversations. How long a blink lasts might alter the course of a discussion. Share on ...

The latest iteration of an eye-on-a-chip has a mechanical eyelid to simulate blinking and was used to test an experimental drug for dry eye disease. By incorporating human cells into an engineered ...

University of Melbourne provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions ...