What happens when your brain goes on auto pilot?

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I drive a lot, and sometimes I just “scare” back into reality and I realize I wasn’t even paying attention the last few seconds, and it feels weird. Why and how does this happen?

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“You”, whatever that is, decides conscious intervention is not needed and lets you think about other things, or shut down completely. No sense wasting brain time. Will let you know when something unexpected occurs. Hopefully it won’t be a tragic revelation.

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I drive a lot, and sometimes I just “scare” back into reality and I realize I wasn’t even paying attention the last few seconds, and it feels weird. Why and how does this happen?

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27 Answers

Anonymous 0 Comments

“You”, whatever that is, decides conscious intervention is not needed and lets you think about other things, or shut down completely. No sense wasting brain time. Will let you know when something unexpected occurs. Hopefully it won’t be a tragic revelation.

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