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If your body does not receive environmental stimuli, then the brain may no longer concentrate on normal cognitive functions and will to a degree shut down - basically, it goes on stand-by mode until something good happens. Interestingly and to contrast if the brain is exposed to excessive stimuli (sensory overload) or to repetitive stimuli (repeated flashes of light for example) it will also shutdown.
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