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 ...

When we are awake, we seem to experience a continuous stream of sensations, reflections, memories, and impressions that make up our mental life. Yet some people report moments when they think about ...

To top character represents "quiet," the bottom one "solitude." Together the two mean "Tranquility." Source: The author From a psychological point of view, silence is more than the absence of sound.

Words are powerful things. In 2015, with the help of a friend versed in the classics and two psychologist collaborators, I coined the term “aphantasia” to refer to the absence of a mind’s eye. We ...

Can you imagine seeing things in your mind? Can you hear an inner voice when you think or read? One of the authors, Loren Bouyer, cannot do any of these things. To Loren the left-hand image looks like ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Headspace, the provider of the world’s most accessible, comprehensive mental health solution, today announced the launch of its seventh annual Workforce State of ...

A young woman is losing hope in humankind, doesn’t see any reason to continue living. She is shocked by how helplessly and wrongly civilized humanity is facing the challenges that occurred after ...