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What Causes Eye Miosis (Constricted Pupils)
Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Medications, trauma, and medical conditions can lead to abnormally small pupils ...
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Pupil Response to an Optical Illusion Tied to Autistic Traits
But a study published last week (March 6) in eLife shows that an objective measure—how the pupil varies in size while viewing an optical illusion—reveals differences in perceptual styles and ...
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Your pupils change size as you breathe – here’s why this new discovery is important
It’s also well established that our pupils constrict when focusing on a nearby object, and dilate in response to cognitive effort or emotional arousal. As the German pupil-research pioneer Irene ...
Sleeping With Eyes Open: How Pupil Size Reveals Brain Activity
A new study reveals that pupil size fluctuates constantly during sleep, reflecting changes in brain activation levels.
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Breathing and vision may be linked
The pupillary respiratory‐phase response: pupil size is smallest around inhalation onset and largest during exhalation. The Journal of Physiology , 2025; DOI: 10.1113/JP287205 Cite This Page : ...
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Breathing and vision may be linked
"This is something we want to explore in the future." More information: Martin Schaefer et al, The pupillary respiratory‐phase response: pupil size is smallest around inhalation onset and ...