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- Badtastic, on 11/10/2007, -0/+79Hmm.... So do tennis spectators have a good memory?
- BarneyF, on 11/10/2007, -0/+70That's why I roll my eyes every time my boss opens his mouth. Helps me remember what he said.
- fani, on 10/12/2007, -0/+45Well...my wife keeps rolling her eyes at me all the time. And she has super memory -- "you promised you'll do the dishes last Tuesday" etc. etc.
So...rolling your eyes also improves memory a lot.. - endlessraining, on 11/10/2007, -0/+39Isnt that what people do when they read something?
- bmeckel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18Previous studies have suggested that horizontal eye movements improve how well people recall specific words they have just seen ... might also help people recognize words they have just seen.
- BigglesPiP, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17Only the ones on the side of the court (dis-agreers), the folks on the ends (agreers) forget ***** loads.
- GiggleStick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15I wish I could remember to do this when I'm trying to remember something.
- Raydr, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10As much time as I spend online looking at por...periodicals, I should have por...photographic memory.
- jb1359, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Yes this does work! When I would take tests in school, I would move my eyes side-to-side to see my classmates' answers, then I could remember things a lot better.
- jarvelated, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Could this be a reason why REM sleep is so beneficial for processing the days memories while you are sleeping?
- jm1234567890, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10Nah, they move their whole head
- hakz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8who else started moving their eyes from side to side before even reading the artical?
- UnstableMind, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Maybe it's just the fact that people who read (books, internet, newspapers, etc...) are the ones who absorb more information (by reading) that it appears they are the ones who have better memories.
- silfo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6ping pong spectators may be better with memory since they don't move their head that often
- YossarianDent, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I've been doing that for years when trying to remember something. Good to know that there's a speculative, half-baked scientific principle behind it.
- jspegele, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8my head hurts
- biff198, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4As I read this, I have a couple hours before I have to go take a test, so every few minutes, I stop studying and shift my eyes back and forth. I have to say... now I can remember EVERYTHING that's lying around my room!
- ubuntuedgy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I work at a University. The weather is getting warmer, which means the clothes will get skimpier. I should be a genius by the end of the summer according to this article.
- mikos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4In fact, moving your eyes from side to side, especially following an object has been proven beneficial in treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The approach is clinically referred to as EMDR. Google it and it is a fascinating subject.
- loquax, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I agree. PTSD and a variety of phobias is treated by using this method. If I recall correctly, they give the patient instructions to "remember" the event as they do the eye movement. I am willing to bet that eye movement helps to stimulate memory and allow the patient to process anxiety. Additionally, I am willing to bet that REM (Rapid Eye Movement) may also be involved in stimulating images and memories. Instead of being a result of dreaming REM may be the cause of dreaming.
In some Taoist and Buddhist exercises (aka Chi Gung) eye movement is a very important component. - airquotes, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Dont cops use eye movement to tell if youre lying as an interogation technique.?. if you look up to one direction you may be accessing memory, and if you look up to the other direction you may be accessing creativity, used to create a lie.. perhaps your kind of jogging your brain when you look side to side.. like when i move the mouse around to wake up my comp when its being slow
- trunkster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Yeah this will work during an exam... but I don't think it's because it's improving my memory.
- BOFH2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3So sit in front of your big screen tv(really close) and watch a Jet Li movie
- kidcoconut, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5I'm dizzy now. Kinda like drunk with bed spins.
- merrit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I'm just excited that we're going to see people wandering around in public randomly moving their eyes from side to side. It'll make going to the mall that much more fun.
- psykr, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Where is the actual paper/publication?
- thecontinental, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Great, now I'm dizzy and nauseated...and will remember it.
- thesnare, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2too bad i have a rare condition known as horizontal gaze palsy i cant move my eyes left or right only up and down
- liltbrockie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2if i move my eyes from side to side i get a headache
- juliocgrajales, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2All these studies are getting too ridiculous, I hope these are not our tax dollars at work, Amazing, Breaking News:
Moving your ***** eyes improves memory
and Opening your mouth and using your vocal chords produces very different pitches of sound and guess what if you say something enough times out loud I bet you remember that too...
Interesting but come on, lets have these scientists focus on more interesting things like how the brain functions, cures for deadly diseases, sorry I forgotten my point (moving my eyes from side to side)
But http://spreeder.com/ will help you with something even better forget those pesky old memories create new ones by speed reading. - Wynner3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Moving my eyes improves memories? Cool, I think. I wonder if it matters what speed your eyes are moving at. My eyes twitch from side to side really quickly. They have been for about 17 years now. I have been able to control it. It creeps some people out. I'm still trying to see if I can hypnotize people with it though. If anyone wants to see them, send me an email and I will post a video on youtube. Nothing special though.
- themastersb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Nothing is suspicious at all.... *moves eyes back and forth*
- HairyFotr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Look at the shiny pocketwatch swinging back and forth, follow it with your eyes... you are getting sleepy, oh so sleepy..
- Snarfy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Hmm. I thought I've gotten more forgetful after getting prescription glasses for the first time. You are more likely to turn your head than your eyes when wearing glasses.
- adolfojp, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Then it is a good thing that I switched to contact lenses.
- dilberter, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2@ "desiguy" (ooh)
Dugg down for use of the word "chicks" and not admitting you don't really like them. - dagooh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Well, not I gotta try this while playing the Brain Age word memory game, that's a pretty good way to measure if it works or not. (with actual graphs)
- LegendX, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Well this makes sense. When you strain your eye muscle you seem to remember things better. Like for example closing your eyes real tight when trying to get an idea or looking up.
- dilberter, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Ok. I did it for 30 minutes like it said. Now I have to clean up...
- ricerfuel, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Sleep is beneficial altogether, thats why its so hard to sleep the day before big exams ;)
- ghostlywind, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1this must be why i can remember stuff so well, i can rarely stop moving my eyes.
- bardo7, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Duh
it's called ayurveda (ancient Indian medical practise)
lots of NLP is based on this stuff too
check it out. - Haarball, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I guess this partly explains Phil Ivey's poker skills, I guess.
- garg, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I'll be sure to remember that doing that makes me very dizzy
- qckbeam, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0That's pretty interesting, actually.
Sad thing is I'll probably forget about this remedy for forgetfulness when I need it. - Securis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Just don't do this if you have a hangover!!!
- Maluka, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'm going to start The Rapid Eye Movement. Nope, not dreaming.
- lilldavid, on 02/26/2009, -0/+0You should really check out Tony Buzan on memory improvements.
http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Improve-Your-Memory ... - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Current email address:
dickinson1982@gmail.com - hilomike, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1B
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