Reduced Blinking Indicates Increased Brain Effort During Listening
TL;DR
A Canadian study found that people blink less when listening to speech, especially in noisy environments, suggesting blinking is linked to cognitive effort and attention, and could potentially be used to assess mental workload in the future.
- Want to Know if Somebody Is Truly Listening? Count Their Blinks. ScienceAlert
- Less blinking means more brain power Minute Mirror
- Staring Intently Helps The Brain Process Difficult Speech ScienceBlog.com
- Blinking less could signal the brain is working harder to listen, Concordia study shows EurekAlert!
- Blinking drops as listening gets harder in noisy setting Study theweek.in
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