Why Do We Blink?

Описание: Have you ever wondered the real reasons why we blink? Trace decided to come chat about a few of the different reasons why we close our eyes so many times a day.

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The Claim: Babies Blink Less Than Adults Do
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/hea...
"Parents of newborn children sometimes notice an unusual phenomenon. Normal babies rarely close their eyes, except of course when sleeping."

Why Do We Blink So Frequently?
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science...
"We all blink. A lot. The average person blinks some 15-20 times per minute-so frequently that our eyes are closed for roughly 10% of our waking hours overall."

Why do we blink?
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3076704/t/w...
"We have to blink to cleanse and moisten the eye."

Default mode network
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Default_...
"In neuroscience, the default mode network (DMN) is a network of brain regions that are active when the individual is not focused on the outside world and the brain is at wakeful rest."

Why Do We Blink?
http://www.livescience.com/32189-why-...
"In reality, the proverbial 'blink of an eye' lasts only a tenth of a second, but that's all the time needed to clear away dust particles and spread lubricating fluids across the eyeball."

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