Out of mind, out of sight: Blinking eyes indicate mind wandering
Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 15:12
in Psychology & Sociology
When your mind wanders, you're not paying attention to what's going in front of you. A new study suggests that it's not just the mind, it's the body, too; when subjects' minds wandered, they blinked more, setting up a tiny physical barrier between themselves and the outside world.