Oculesics is the use of the eyes in a communication setting.
Non-verbal communication encompasses several branches, including kinesics, which studies body language and gestures; proxemics, focusing on personal space and physical distance; haptics, which examines touch as a form of communication; and paralinguistics, which involves vocal elements such as tone, pitch, and volume. Additionally, oculesics studies eye behavior and gaze, while chronemics explores the role of time in communication. Together, these branches provide a comprehensive understanding of how non-verbal cues complement or contradict verbal messages.
Nonverbal communication between people is communicationthrough sending and receiving wordless clues.It includes the use of visual cues such as body language (kinesics), distance (proxemics) and physical environments/appearance, of voice (paralanguage) and of touch (haptics).It can also include chronemics (the use of time) and oculesics (eye contact and the actions of looking while talking and listening, frequency of glances, patterns of fixation, pupil dilation, and blink rate).