Relatable case studies share space with tests that can be used to assess short-term memory and attention, and everyday mysteries, such as why the
mind goes blank under stress or how daydreaming can be fruitful, are also addressed.
It's the moment a TV reporter fears most - when you're doing a live report and your
mind goes blank. It's the stuff of nightmares.
Every time, my
mind goes blank, my mouth dries up and I feel the walls closing in on me.
I felt really awkward afterwards because when I get nervous I tend to word vomit and my
mind goes blank sometimes.
"The weight of the bag really presses into your shoulders and your
mind goes blank as you focus on finishing," said Lauren.
But nowadays my
mind goes blank whenever my daughter or wife inquires about my festive gift desires.
You don't know what you are thinking until it happens - your
mind goes blank.
"Some people don't test well--they tend to freeze up and their
mind goes blank," explainedJohnson-Rhea.
But when you're sitting there in the 'chair' being quizzed, the pressure mounts and the
mind goes blank.
Scribbling crib notes on your skin in case your
mind goes blank during the big quiz has been done by middle-school kids for generations.
How is it you can think of a million put-downs 10 minutes later but at the time your
mind goes blank?
Because we have made the physical memory of the piece automatic, it is quite possible, and indeed frighteningly easy for the fingers and arms to go on playing while the
mind goes blank. In this way, we become an audience to our own performance.
I know the material before I take the test, but then my
mind goes blank. Or, sometimes, I can't even concentrate enough to study.
Every time I go to the table I try to concentrate on my technique but sometimes, when the nerves hit, your
mind goes blank as you lean down to hit the shot.
Epilepsy, in fact, comes in many forms and can range from an 'absence', where the
mind goes blank, to a full seizure where the body fits.