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 ...

The human mind really can go blank during consciousness, according to a new review that challenges the assumption people experience a constant flow of thoughts when awake. Instead, there are moments ...

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 ...

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

You know when your mind is just suddenly wiped clean and you have no idea where your thoughts have gone? Well, there’s a new study that can tell you what’s going on when this happens and it's pretty ...

If your mind is blank, turn to Facebook. You’ll invariably end up with a different kind of blank. Facebook is telling me today that Barbara Siegler and I have been Facebook friends for eight years. I ...

Rosie's mind has gone blank! Does that mean she's lost her memory? Or has she just forgotten a few things? Find out more by listening to this programme. Rosie's mind has gone as blank as a piece of ...

Rosie's mind has gone blank! Does that mean she's lost her memory? Or has she just forgotten a few things? Find out more by listening to this programme. Li: I don't know, you're the one presenting the ...