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. 1980 Feb 22;207(4433):900-2.
doi: 10.1126/science.7355270.

Eyeblinks and visual suppression

F C Volkmann, L A Riggs, R K Moore

Eyeblinks and visual suppression

F C Volkmann et al. Science. .

Abstract

A technique for bypassing the eyelids permits equivalent visual stimulation of the retina before, during, or after a blink. Sensitivity to these stimuli decreases during voluntary blinks. This indicates that the source of the deficit is neural rather than optical. Such a visual loss may help to explain the common experience that most blinks go unnoticed.

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