Neuroscientists call this phenomenon "mind blanking," and recent studies have shed light on this curious mental state. Mind blanking, described as a brief, waking state where conscious thought stops ...

Neuroscientists think moments of "mind blanking" could be a way for the brain to protect itself.

Congress has appropriated billions with few strings attached, creating a likely windfall for well-connected firms.

ICE’s Mind-Bogglingly Massive Blank Check Congress has appropriated billions with few strings attached, creating a likely windfall for well-connected firms. By Caitlin Dickerson ...

Hypnosis may help some people change behaviors or attitudes that they can’t change otherwise, like smoking or overeating. Limited research says it could help people with insomnia sleep better, too.

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I’m now losing my mind over Labubu dolls – and Lafufus. A dad friend replaced our fraggled Lafufus at a hardware store in London’s North End Road – naively believing they were the real thing.

You know that feeling when your mind goes blank? One minute you’re happily getting on with something; the next, it’s like all the thoughts have just fallen out of your head. A new study is ...

Defining the blank mind Athena Demertzi, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Liège, recently published a review paper on mind-blanking research.

Defining the blank mind Athena Demertzi, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Liège, recently published a review paper on mind-blanking research.

My thoughts often feel like endless streams of information. That’s until someone asks me the name of a stranger I met six or seven seconds before, and my mind goes blank. Mind blanking is much more ...