Why Does Rubbing Tired Eyes Feel Good?

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It can be a wonderful feeling to give your tired eyes a good rub. And rubbing your eyes can help keep them moist, but it turns out it also can affect your heart rate. Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Chris Peters, Matt Curls, Kevin Bealer, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jacob, Christopher R Boucher, Nazara, charles george, Christoph Schwanke, Ash, Silas Emrys, KatieMarie Magnone, Eric Jensen, Adam Brainard, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, James Knight, GrowingViolet, Sam Lutfi, Alisa Sherbow, Jason A Saslow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1542012412702963?via%3Dihub https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK534247/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/limbic-system https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499832/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452232516302232 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1367048407000835 https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-den

Published 2021-08-19 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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