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Shifty Eyes May Be A Sign Of Good Memory
The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 4-5-2007 | Roger Highfield

Posted on 05/04/2007 6:57:49 PM PDT by blam

Shifty eyes may be a sign of good memory

By Roger Highfield, Science Editor
Last Updated: 11:41pm BST 04/05/2007

Moving your eyes from side to side for 30 seconds can boost your power of recall, researchers say.

Horizontal eye wiggles are thought to cause the two hemispheres of the brain to interact more, improving the ability to retrieve memories.

Scientists at Manchester Metropolitan University found people who made horizontal eye movements recognised significantly more previously studied words than subjects who did not make such eye movements. They also had fewer errors in their recall.

Dr Andrew Parker, whose findings are reported in the latest issue of the journal Brain and Cognition, said: "That such a straightforward experimental manipulation can bring about enhanced memory for studied information and lower the number of memory errors is quite exciting."

The work suggests horizontal eye movements could be helping people to remember.

"We are conducting more research to clarify and extend the current findings," Dr Parker said yesterday.

"It may help someone recall an important piece of information for an exam."


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: eyemovements; eyes; good; memory; shifty
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To: blam

21 posted on 05/04/2007 8:54:54 PM PDT by Bean Counter (Stout Hearts...)
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To: blam

cool post


22 posted on 05/04/2007 9:03:13 PM PDT by Cruz
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To: southernnorthcarolina

***Not me. I state straight ahead, and move what I’m reading back and forth. It’s a real pain with a computer monitor, let me tell you.***

Ohhh, that sounds painful. Try to do as I do. It’s much easier on the shoulder muscles. I lip read whatever I see on my computer screen.


23 posted on 05/04/2007 9:12:10 PM PDT by kitkat
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To: southernnorthcarolina

Oh, I forgot to mention that you speak very distinctly.


24 posted on 05/04/2007 9:13:30 PM PDT by kitkat
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To: southernnorthcarolina

Despite your southern accent.


25 posted on 05/04/2007 9:14:53 PM PDT by kitkat
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To: devolve; blam

26 posted on 05/04/2007 9:20:26 PM PDT by potlatch (Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. M.Twain)
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To: potlatch
LOL!

27 posted on 05/04/2007 9:52:18 PM PDT by devolve ( -25%_the_little_fury_with_the_fringe_on_top_)
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To: devolve

LOL is right!! You did a good job of getting those green eyes in there just right.

Poor thing, she has no eyeliner or eyelashes, snicker.


28 posted on 05/04/2007 9:55:31 PM PDT by potlatch (Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. M.Twain)
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To: potlatch

I think I offset a section of something on a TP BG and spun it with 8 frames then colored it chartreuse

Yes - locating them can be great fun without a PC or software


29 posted on 05/04/2007 10:07:04 PM PDT by devolve ( -25%_the_little_fury_with_the_fringe_on_top_)
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To: devolve
In spite of your good work - they are still ‘shifty’!!

Quivering, panicky, diabolic. Naa, red eyes would be diabolic!

30 posted on 05/04/2007 10:10:26 PM PDT by potlatch (Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. M.Twain)
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To: potlatch

I tried to get the look of very thick eyeglasses and bit of whimsy


31 posted on 05/04/2007 10:17:04 PM PDT by devolve ( -25%_the_little_fury_with_the_fringe_on_top_)
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To: devolve

capriccio


32 posted on 05/04/2007 10:19:40 PM PDT by potlatch (Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. M.Twain)
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To: potlatch

Right


33 posted on 05/04/2007 10:26:50 PM PDT by devolve ( -25%_the_little_fury_with_the_fringe_on_top_)
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To: Moonman62
Of course, that's also what happens when we read.

It's true! I just read this and can't remember a word of it.


34 posted on 05/04/2007 10:27:20 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Duncan Hunter 2008 (or Fred Thompson if he ever makes up his mind))
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To: hispanarepublicana
.....and I frequently shift from side to side, corner to corner,.....

I do that too. Usually when I wander off in a daze mumbling to myself and bumping into things........
(Thankfully I have very kind neighbors who find me wandering around and bring me back home)
LOL
Go Ahead: Click It!

35 posted on 05/04/2007 10:31:56 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Hound of the Baskervilles

Me, too. It seems to me that when you look a person in the eye your thoughts stay in that moment instead of thinking about the discussion. It’s too personal to look some people in the eye.


36 posted on 05/04/2007 10:32:47 PM PDT by donna (Men are the new women.)
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To: blam

Okay, I lowered my eyes and kept shifting my eyes left and right for 30 seconds while talking to this gal and trying to remember her name. Next thing I know I’m slapped. Now I remember her name but also the pain. It ain’t worth it!


37 posted on 05/05/2007 12:41:19 AM PDT by roadcat
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