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  2. Entoptic phenomenon - Wikipedia

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    To see it, one must be in a dark room, with one eye closed; one must look straight ahead while moving a light back and forth in the field of the open eye. Then one should see the sixth Purkinje as a dimmer image moving in the opposite direction. The Purkinje tree is an image of the retinal blood vessels in one's own eye, first described by ...

  3. Closed-eye hallucination - Wikipedia

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    Closed-eye hallucinations and closed-eye visualizations (CEV) are hallucinations that occur when one's eyes are closed or when one is in a darkened room. They should not be confused with phosphenes, perceived light and shapes when pressure is applied to the eye's retina, or some other non-visual external cause stimulates the eye.

  4. Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep - Wikipedia

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    This has also been shown to be the favored behavior of belugas, although inconsistencies have arisen directly relating the sleeping hemisphere and open eye. [9] Keeping one eye open aids birds in engaging in USWS while mid-flight as well as helping them observe predators in their vicinity. [10] Also crocodilians have been shown to sleep with ...

  5. Microsleep - Wikipedia

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    EOG is a technique for measuring the resting potential of the retina in the human eye. [32] Eye-video test: Measures eyes blinking and eye movements to detect microsleep events. [33] [34] Mouth yawning test: Counts number of yawns over a period of time. [35] Speech tests: Examines emotions and/or prosody in speech to predict microsleep episodes ...

  6. Neuroscience of sleep - Wikipedia

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    The correlates of sleep found for mammals are valid for birds as well i.e. bird sleep is very similar to mammals and involves both SWS and REM sleep with similar features, including closure of both eyes, lowered muscle tone, etc. [37] However, the proportion of REM sleep in birds is much lower. Also, some birds can sleep with one eye open if ...

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  8. Visual release hallucinations - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] Visual hallucinations generally appear when the eyes are open, fading once the visual gaze shifts. [1] It is widely claimed that sensory deprivation is instrumental in the progression of CBS. [10] During episodes of inactivity, hallucinations are more likely to occur. [1]

  9. If You Notice This One Thing While You're Eating, Talk to ...

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    When you eat, food enters the mouth, passes through your throat and then goes into your esophagus, explains Angelica Nocerino, MD, a gastroenterologist at MedStar Health.