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Title: Closing your eyes boosts memory recall?
Post by: joelsedz1 on Mar 2, 2019
is it true when you close your eyes you can remember more accurately and can you focus better????


Title: Re: Closing your eyes boosts memory recall?
Post by: habiba on Mar 2, 2019
Some studies confirm this to be true (see source below); for me, it doesn't help. The reason why I think it helps is because by closing your eyes, visual stimulation is temporarily disabled allowing that part of the brain to fire less frequently. Ultimately, this lets the person focus better.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150116085606.htm