A new study sheds new light on these big questions, illuminating a general principle of neural processing in a mysterious region of the midbrain that is the very origin of our central serotonin (5-HT) ...

Mind blanking is real, and it's not just zoning out. Neuroscientists have identified it as a distinct mental state where the ...

Mind blanking is a common experience with a wide variety of definitions ranging from feeling "drowsy" to "a complete absence of conscious awareness." ...

On any given day, your thoughts leap from one subject to another — your grocery list, a deadline, a song stuck in your head.

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 ...