Quirks and Quarks Turning off anxiety could be as easy as flicking on a light in your brain CBC Radio · Posted: Feb 09, 2018 12:25 PM PST | Last Updated: February 9, 2018 ...

The brain is constantly mapping the external world like a GPS, even when we don't know about it. This activity comes in the form of tiny electrical signals sent between neurons—specialized cells ...

In experiments with healthy volunteers, the brain shows signs of “deactivation” and an increase in sleep-like slow brain waves during a reported mind blank. Heart rates and pupil sizes decrease.