Neuroscience Discovered Exactly What Happens When Your Mind Goes Blank

Have you ever been in the middle of an explanation or idea and... just forgotten entirely where you were going with it? Have you walked into a room and then suddenly had zero recollection of why you were there? Maybe you studied for an exam only to discover a giant blank in your mind where an answer should be. Or you caught yourself staring into space with nothing but emptiness in your head.

Most of us experience our minds going blank at unpredictable and sometimes unfortunate moments. It’s common, but it can also be unsettling. When is mind-blanking a cause for concern? And why on earth have our brains developed this habit of just sometimes going on the fritz?

New research recently published in PNAS provides a fascinating explanation. The study offers insights into why our brains sometimes go empty, how often this normally happens and how to avoid blanking out at inopportune moments.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Inc.