A new study suggests that blinking while reading may not be just about keeping your eyes moist, but could actually serve as a way for your brain to take quick breaks and process information more effectively. Researchers found that people blinked more frequently after encountering less common words and at punctuation marks, suggesting a strategic alignment of blinks with text structure to optimize information processing.
Blinking while reading could serve as a way for your brain to take a quick break in the midst of processing the literary information. — Filepic
However, this reflex could have an influence on brain function and attention span, according to a Belgian study. University of Sheffield professor of medicine Dr Arthur Hall first put forward this idea in 1945, after observing the frequency of blinking in people reading aloud.According to Prof Hall, this action could be linked to the need for a cognitive break while reading.
They used data from the Ghent Eye Tracking Corpus study, an experimental protocol where 15 volunteers were monitored as they silently read an Agatha Christie novel.And these eye movements were far from random.
Blinking Reading Brain Function Cognition Attention Span
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