Eyes Blink in Time With Music, Revealing Hidden Brain Rhythms

Eyes Blink in Time With Music, Revealing Hidden Brain RhythmsNew research shows that spontaneous eye blinks naturally sync to the beat of music, revealing a hidden form of auditory-motor synchronization that occurs even without conscious movement. In more than 100 participants listening to steady-tempo classical music, both blinks and brainwaves aligned with the rhythm, even when songs were played backward or replaced with tone-based beats.