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 ...

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 ...

Luke Littler wants to take a break from darts and get back on his Xbox after disclosing that his mind “went blank” at the pivotal moment of Wednesday’s World Championship final. The 16-year-old led ...

You’re in a Zoom meeting when you zone out. You’ve got laundry to do, and oh, right, there are leftovers in the fridge… In the background are vague images and what sounds like incoherent, “blah, blah, ...

Mind blanking is a common experience with a wide variety of definitions ranging from feeling 'drowsy' to 'a complete absence of conscious awareness.' Neuroscientists and philosophers compile what we ...