Mild exercise like yoga improves mood and executive function, but the neural mechanisms were unclear. Using pupillometry, researchers found that pupil size changes during very light exercise predict ...

For over a century, scientists believed that light, focus distance, and cognitive effort were the main forces behind changes in pupil size. But a new discovery adds breathing to that list. Researchers ...

For more than a century, scientists have understood that three factors control pupil size: light, focus distance, and ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a fundamental mechanism that affects the size of the pupil, namely our breathing. The study, published in The Journal of Physiology, ...

The PERRLA test is a standard eye examination that can help healthcare professionals diagnose a wide range of health issues, including vision problems and some neurological conditions. People may ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . We tend to think of the pupil as a simple structure but, in fact, it is constantly in flux. The pupil is ...