Comment Re:Seems plausible (Score 1) 66
This is quite similar to an EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) exercise. I was talking with my downstairs neighbor who works with autistic kids; we got to talking about ADD (it's on the spectrum and perhaps benefits from this too), OCD, PTSD.... she said there does seem to be some link with the eyes and information processing in this regard. Apparently it can help with the information moving from one hemisphere of the brain to the other??
Seems to me that perhaps exercises like this could help the mind as well as just the muscles, and perhaps that's actually part of what works. I'd love to hear from someone more well-versed in cognition, neuro, behavior, or other fields that could weigh in on this!