LIÈGE, Belgium — Those moments when your brain seemingly shuts down mid-conversation aren’t just embarrassing social hiccups or “brain farts”; neuroscientists now recognize them as “mind blanking.” ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

There's a lot that goes on inside our brains. But there are times that our minds go… well… what's the word? Blank? Reviewing available research on mind blanking ...

Does your brain ever feel like it switched off for a moment? That's brain blanking. My thoughts often feel like endless streams of information. That’s until someone asks me the name of a stranger I ...

You look up from your phone screen and suddenly realize you weren't thinking about anything. It's not a lapse in memory or a daydream; it's literally a moment when you're not thinking of anything at ...

Mind blanking is a common experience with a wide variety of definitions ranging from feeling "drowsy" to "a complete absence of conscious awareness." In an opinion article publishing April 24 in the ...

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