Share:
Concentration Why do we close our eyes while kissing
Most people close their eyes when they kiss the tongue. One would think that this is a kind of pleasure. But scientists have now found out that there are other reasons for closing your eyes when kissing. Closed eyes enable people to concentrate better. It also provides protection against overflowing emotions. Additional vision would distract us too much. This is reported by researchers from the University of London.
Most people close their eyes when they kiss. In a study of the tactile sensory experience, researchers from the University of London have now found that our brain has difficulty processing other senses while focusing on visual stimuli. The physicians published the results of their study in the journal "Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance".
Focus on the essentials of kissing. Image: UBER IMAGES - fotolia People rely heavily on their visual impressions
The awareness of our human sense of touch is reduced if we simultaneously master a visual task, Dr. Polly Dalton and dr. Sandra Murphy. For their study, the physicians assigned visual tasks to study participants, who should complete them while measuring their sense of touch. The scientists found that people relied less on their sense of touch, they did most of their work with their eyes, add the physicians.
Switching off visual impressions frees up more mental resources for other aspects
When we kiss and do other pleasurable activities, such as sex or dancing, we try to focus on the sense of touch. People want to concentrate their focus on physical contact in such situations instead of other potentially disruptive experiences, the researchers explain. "These results may explain why we close our eyes when we want to focus attention in another sense," says Dr. Dalton. "Turning off visual impressions leaves us more mental resources to focus on other aspects of an experience."
Tactile warning systems are not always an advantage
The higher the demands of a visual task, the more difficult it will be for us to perceive other visual or auditory stimuli. The new investigation focused particularly on the sense of touch. This is extremely important because more and more warning systems use tactile information, the doctors say. Such tactile warnings are used, for example, as warning systems in some cars and airplanes. Both types of vehicles require a high visual concentration, warn the experts. For example, some cars offer tactile warnings when moving over lane markings. "The new investigation makes it clear that drivers can easily not notice such alerts when they need to handle more demanding visual tasks, such as getting to a busy intersection," Dr. Murphy. (As, Sb)