Windows On The Eye

Hello...This is Kyle Brechbuhler speaking...

Most people know that our eyes are constantly moving, but did you know that our eyes actually never stop moving? No matter what we are looking out or thinking about, our eyes are always experiencing involuntary “fixational” eye movements. These movements are known as microsaccades. For many decades it was questioned whether or not these movements had a purpose for the eye or not. But after many different studies have been done, it is proven that these microsaccades actually prevent your vision from fading. When you set your eyes on something specific these movements actually increase the rate of neural impulses generated by the LGN and visual cortex neurons by directing stationary stimuli in and out of a neuron’s receptive field. Without the neural impulses the image would fade away. But research of this subject has opened more doors. It has now been confirmed through more studies that these “fixational” movements serve more purposes than one. They can also be used to determine someone’s true focus. Sometimes we may have our eyes focused on something, but our minds are thinking about something else. This can be seen by looking deep into the microsaccades which are actually directed toward your true point of focus, revealing your subliminal thoughts.
I found this article really interesting because it makes me think deeper than I’ve ever really thought before. I don’t usually sit around and wonder if my eyes ever stop moving, so it prompts me to wonder if there are other parts of our body that are constantly moving that I don’t know about, or work in the smallest way to allow us to function properly. Just the fact that these simple movements prevent us from losing sight of what we are looking at is something that baffles me. It comes to show how complex our body is and though we may study it and learn more about it, only God can truly and fully understand his amazing creation! I also find it kind of scary that people can better estimate our subliminal thoughts by looking into our eyes! I find it to be rather amazing how a mind can be seen working by scientists. Thankfully it is not possible to do with the naked eye!

Peace Out...