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SCI086: Is “mind blanking” your brain’s reset button? Caroline Knight, Lindsay Sant, and Lino Saubolle reveal surprising science on this thought-free state, its link to stress, and how prayer or mindfulness might help.

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Links for this episode:

• PNAS – Neural Dynamics of Mind Blanking
• Nature Communications – Spontaneous Mind Blanking
• Live Science – When Your Mind Goes Blank
• Trends in Cognitive Sciences – Mind Blanking Review
• Science Advances – Consciousness and Brain States

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