Imagine preparing for an entire month, pouring in your time, effort, and dedication, just to ace a single exam — only to find ...

Cans Creative via Shutterstock If you’ve ever had your mind blank out while in the middle of something, you’re far from alone. In research published this week, scientists are making the case ...

A sociology professor had given each student a blank sheet of paper and asked them to write down one fear that often came to mind, without writing their names. The students complied, and the ...

You know that feeling when your mind goes blank? One minute you’re happily getting on with something; the next, it’s like all the thoughts have just fallen out of your head. A new study is hel ...

Takeaways from their research include: Mind blank frequency varies greatly between different people, but a person experiences the phenomenon about 5%–20% of the time on average. Common ...

The unsettling news cycle of aviation incidents has intensified an already common psychological challenge: the fear of flying ... of flight anxiety. The mind rapidly generates worst-case scenarios ...

Tony explained that fear and panic attacks, something he has experienced since childhood, affected him on the night. As it came to his performance, he panicked and his mind went blank, meaning he ...