{"id":267875,"date":"2024-12-31T19:56:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T19:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/31\/blinking-may-give-your-brain-a-micro-break-during-cognitive-tasks\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:51","slug":"blinking-may-give-your-brain-a-micro-break-during-cognitive-tasks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/31\/blinking-may-give-your-brain-a-micro-break-during-cognitive-tasks\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinking may give your brain a micro break during cognitive tasks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Blinking may do more than just keep our eyes healthy<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>. He suggested that blinking may help people take pauses as they read.<\/p>\n

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