Blinking isn't completely automatic at a fixed rate. Research has found that blink frequency can decrease substantially during visually demanding activities such as reading or working at a computer.
Fewer blinks can allow the tear film covering...
Speaking style can shift depending on who is listening. People may subtly change pitch, speed, pronunciation, vocabulary, or accent when talking with friends, family, coworkers, or strangers. This process is known as communication accommodation...
Remembering isn't exactly like opening a saved video. When a memory is recalled, it can temporarily become flexible before being stored again through a process called reconsolidation. New information or emotions may influence it during this...
A catchy piece of music can continue repeating internally long after the actual sound ends. Scientists call these involuntary musical images earworms. Songs with repetitive melodies and distinctive rhythmic patterns are especially likely to...
Under dim lighting, staring continuously at one's reflection can produce surprisingly strange visual distortions. Some people report facial features appearing altered or unfamiliar.
Researchers have studied this as the...
That sudden sensation of falling followed by a body jerk is called a hypnic jerk or sleep start. It usually happens during the transition from wakefulness into sleep. A leg, arm, or even the entire body may suddenly twitch, sometimes accompanied...