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          ·June 11, 2023·4 min read

          The Mind’s Tapestry: Weaving the Neurological Threads of Imagination

          Imagination is a cornerstone of human cognition, yet its neurological roots have remained somewhat elusive. Recent advances in neuroscience have begun to uncover the brain's intricate architecture underlying imagination, showing it to be a multi-faceted process involving various regions and networks.
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          ·April 29, 2023·5 min read

          Focusing on Mental Imagery Helps Teens Break Free From Negativity

          Negative rumination can be improved by using mental imagery for teens, a new study reports. Mental imagery appears to improve negative affect and helps regulate the nervous system, the researchers reported. While researchers were unable to answer why mental imagery was so effective, they hypothesised imagery is more immersive and requires greater effort, creating a greater emotional response and thus a larger distraction.
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          ·April 21, 2023·3 min read

          Reality or Illusion? The Human Battle with Distinguishing Imagination from Reality

          The more vividly we imagine something, the more likely we are to believe it's real, a new study reports. Researchers found the brain encodes the vividness of perceived and real stimuli in a similar manner, resulting in a confusion between reality and imagination.
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          ·March 13, 2023·6 min read

          Imagination Makes Us Human

          By considering brain areas associated with imagination, researchers are able to look back over millions of years to find out how imagination first evolved in humans.
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          ·March 3, 2023·5 min read

          Imagination Is a Spectrum, and 1% Of People Can’t Mentally Visualize Things at All

          1% of the population experience aphantasia, or mind-blindness, which is an inability to visualize concepts or thoughts in their imagination. Researchers investigate this phenomenon and offer explanations as to how this may occur.
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          ·November 21, 2022·3 min read

          Babies Found to Have Greater Imagination Than Previously Known

          Infants as young as 14 months can contemplate several alternatives on their own if they have been exposed to an object that is not clearly recognizable and is open to interpretation.
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          ·October 29, 2021·5 min read

          Not Spooked by Halloween Ghost Stories? You May Have Aphantasia

          Do you experience difficulties conjuring up visual images in your mind while listening to spooky stories? You may have aphantasia, researchers report.
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          ·August 2, 2021·3 min read

          Imagined Music and Silence Trigger Similar Brain Activity

          EEG study reveals when we imagine a song, similar brain activity occurs as when we experience moments of silence in music.
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          ·June 13, 2021·4 min read

          Aphantasia Explained: Some People Can’t Form Mental Pictures

          Aphantasia is marked by the inability to generate visual images in the mind's eye. Researchers explore the neurobiological basis for the disorder.
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          ·May 18, 2021·6 min read

          What Happens in the Brain When We Imagine the Future?

          When we imagine the outcome of future events, two sub-networks of the brain become active. One of the sub-networks focuses on creating the new event in our imagination, the other evaluates whether the event is positive or negative.
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          ·May 17, 2021·3 min read

          The Brain Networks Underlying Imagination

          The default mode network is divided into separate sub-systems for constructing and evaluating imagined scenarios.
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          Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedPsychology
          ·August 1, 2020·4 min read

          Many Writers Say They Can Actually Hear the Voices of Their Characters, Here’s Why

          60% of authors say they can hear their characters' voices as they write. Some even say they could enter into a dialogue with their characters, and sometimes their characters 'talk back'. Researchers explore why this phenomenon occurs.
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