Sep 30, 2024 · In essence, they’re the areas within and around our gray and white matter that aren’t occupied by neurons, glial cells, or blood vessels. These spaces, ranging from …

Jun 9, 2025 · Researchers think that our minds are blank somewhere between 5 and 20 percent of the time. Neuroscientists face significant hurdles in adding color and detail to the mystery of …

Aug 30, 2022 · It is hard to imagine gaps between brain cells. The human brain has about ten billion neurons, all with several interconnections. This research focuses on the fluid-filled …

Apr 24, 2025 · As they describe it, this means that when the brain is in a high- or low-arousal state, a mind blank is more likely to occur. “The experience of a ‘blank mind’ is as intimate and …

Oct 1, 2021 · It's thought that the average person uses just 10% of the brain. While some parts of the brain may be more active at any given time or during a particular activity, there is no part …

Dec 23, 2025 · Parcellation of the cortex into functionally modular brain areas is foundational to neuroscience. Here, Hayden, Heilbronner and Yoo question the central status of brain areas in …

Oct 1, 2007 · Neurons, chemical messengers, electric signals—and a lot of empty space. The space between cells takes up a fifth of the volume inside our brains. And although all our …

May 20, 2016 · The human brain isn’t really empty, of course. But it does not contain most of the things people think it does – not even simple things such as ‘memories’. Our shoddy thinking …

The human brain isn’t really empty, of course. But it does not contain most of the things people think it does – not even simple things such as ‘memories’.

May 6, 2025 · Mind blank frequency varies greatly between different people, but a person experiences the phenomenon about 5 to 20 per cent of the time on average. Common …