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minus-squareblitzen@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·24 days agoWhat other functions do the eyes do than seeing?
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·24 days agoCrying to release endorphins. That count?
minus-squarecattywampas@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·24 days agoEyes have a huge role in communication.
minus-squareblitzen@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·24 days agoI don’t think I’d count that as explicitly a physical bodily function.
minus-squarecattywampas@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·24 days agoBut a function nonetheless, and it’s been one for millions of years and since before we were human.
minus-squarecynar@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·23 days agoCircadian rhythm maintenance. Melatonin is broken down in the eye by blueish light. When this stops, the melatonin levels begin to climb, leading to tiredness. This is also why phones etc keep you awake.
What other functions do the eyes do than seeing?
Crying to release endorphins. That count?
Tear ducts, sure. But eyeballs?
Eyes have a huge role in communication.
I don’t think I’d count that as explicitly a physical bodily function.
But a function nonetheless, and it’s been one for millions of years and since before we were human.
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Circadian rhythm maintenance.
Melatonin is broken down in the eye by blueish light. When this stops, the melatonin levels begin to climb, leading to tiredness.
This is also why phones etc keep you awake.