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The Role of Imagination in Human Evolution
Introduction: Human evolution is a dynamic, multifaceted process spanning more than seven million years. It is characterized by an intricate interplay of anatomical, behavioral, and cognitive transformations. From early ancestors like Sahelanthropus tchadensis to anatomically modern Homo sapiens sapiens, the hominin lineage has undergone remarkable divergence from our closest extant relatives—chimpanzees and bonobos. While we share over 98% of o…
Did you ever swear to have seen something that wasn't there? Did you hear a sound or remember a fact with total clarity and then discover that it never happened? What we perceive as “real” could be a more complex brain construction than we imagined.A new study, published in Neuron magazine and led by researchers from University College London (UCL), shows that certain regions of the brain, especially the fusiform twist, have a key role to help u…
Your imagination is not just one thing. The latest neurosciences are confused about how diverse this faculty is, explains cognitive neurologist Adam Zeman When did you imagine for the last time? Very recently is the likely answer. Indeed, We pass up to a quarter to half of our dream lives. Perhaps [...]
How the Brain Tells Imagination from Reality, And When It Fails
A new study identifies the brain mechanisms that help us distinguish real experiences from imagined ones. Researchers found that the fusiform gyrus—a region involved in visual processing—plays a key role in telling reality from imagination, especially when we mentally picture something vividly.
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